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SUNDAY MORNING 

IN THE 

KINDERGARTEN 

Illustrated Lessons 
for the Kindergarten Department of 
the Sunday School 




Published by the 
DESERET SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION 
SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH 
1916 



Copyright 19 16 by 
Joseph F. Smith 
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Deseret Sunday School Union 



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PREFACE 



This book is offered as a guide to the teachers of the 
Kindergarten Department. It is not expected that they 
shall depend entirely upon the lessons as adapted, but 
that they shall study carefully the original text and all 
other references possible. "Every effort should be made 
to adapt the lesson to the experience of the special group 
to whom it is presented. These lessons should be de- 
veloped, not taught. By skilfully using objects, pictures 
and questions, the children can be led to develop most of 
the lessons themselves." 

With one exception, three lessons have been pro- 
vided for each month. It is expected that other Sundays 
shall be devoted to reviewing former lessons. "The 
twice-told tale has, for the children, the charm of the 
familiar and the beloved." 

Pictures will be found accompanying most of the 
lessons. Teachers should find additional ones for de- 
veloping morning talks, songs, memory gems, etc. The 
blackboard should be used when pictures are not avail- 
able. (A large sheet of paper and crayon will answer 
the same purpose.) We are indebted to Sisters Annie 
and Carrie Christensen for the suggestive blackboard 
drawings used in the book. \ 

Songs suggested are from . four- sources: "Song 
Stories for the Kindergarten/" by Mildred and Patty Hill, 
"Child Land in Song and Rhythm," by Jones and Bar- 
bour, "Kindergarten Plan Book," and "Deseret Sunday 
School Songs." Teachers need not, however, confine 



SUNDAY MORNING IN THE KINDERGARTEN. 



themselves to these sources, but may choose from any 
work to which they have access. Hymns, greeting, birth- 
day and closing songs are not suggested in the lists given 
for each month, but from the above books such songs 
may be selected. The songs taught should be under- 
stood by the little ones. The meaning can be best de- 
veloped through conversation. When one verse of a 
song completes an idea it is better not to teach more. 
Children should be taught to sing softly and sweetly. 

Teachers, by careful research, may be able to select 
more appropriate memory gems. These gems may be 
taught in connection with the lesson development and in 
conjunction with nature talks. The main purpose of the 
morning talk is to develop the free self-expression of the 
children. These talks are also important in creating an 
atmosphere for the lesson. 

The rest exercises should be of such a nature that 
the whole body is rested. Dancing, skipping and like 
activities are not appropriate for the Sabbath day. Var- 
ious social activities and rhythmic movements are good, 
but whenever thoughts pertaining to the lesson can be 
expressed in some form of activity, such activity should 
be used, and the children should, as far as possible, plan 
the movements. Several short exercises at different per- 
iods when the teachers observe restlessness are better 
than one long one at a certain period. 

The prayers should be varied. Words of a hymn or 
the Lord's Prayer may be used occasionally. Sometimes 
a spontaneous prayer may be led by the teacher and re- 
peated by the children, or given by one of the children. 
The teachers can often lead the children to tell of the 



SUNDAY MORXIXG IX THE KIXDERGARTEX. 



things they would like to pray about, such as some special 
gift that they enjoy or the request for the healing of some 
friend. There are other times during the services when 
the children may desire to give thanks and praise, and 
they should be given the privilege to do so. The outward 
form of folding hands and closing eyes does not neces- 
sarily bring with it the spirit of reverence. The teachers 
should strive, through their own attitudes and all that 
goes before, to have the children ready for prayer. 

The aim of our Sunday School Kindergarten work is 
to help the little ones to become true Latter-day Saints. 



CONTENTS 



P A OF 

January Work 1 

Lesson 1. The Flight into Egypt , . 2 

Lesson 2. The Childhood of Jesus 7 

Lesson 3. Jesus in the Temple 11 

February Work 17 

Lesson 4. The Baptism of Jesus... ,.. 18 

Lesson 5. Jesus and Nicodemus 23 

Lesson 6. Humane Sunday 25 

MareU Work . . 29 

Lesson 7. Christ Feeding the Five Thousand.... 30 

Lesson 8. The Raising of the Daughter of Jairus 34 

Lesson 9. Jesus and the Children 38 

April Work 42 

Lesson 10. The Last Supper 42 

Lesson 11. The Death of Jesus 48 

Lesson 12. The Resurrection 52 

May Work 58 

Lesson 13. Mothers' Day 59 

Lesson 14. Father Lehi and His Family 62 

Lesson 15. Nephi Obtaining Food for the Family......... 65 

June Work 69 

Lesson 16. The Birds 70 

Lesson 17. The Lost Sheep 73 

Lesson 18. The Prodigal Son... 77 

July Work 82 

Lesson 19. Independence Day 83 

Lesson 20. Daniel in the Lions' Den 87 

Lesson 21. The Pioneers 91 

August Work 98 

Lesson 22. How Bessie Kept the Word of Wisdom'. 98 
Lesson 23. Daniel and His Companions in the King's Palace 101 
Lesson 24. One Result of Keeping the Word of Wisdom. . . 105 

September Work 109 

Lesson 25. Joseph Smith's First Vision 109 

Lesson 26. The Book of Mormon Revealed 113 

Lesson 27. The Precious Record 116 

October Work 120 

Lesson 28. Authority of Christ again Restored to the Earth 120 

Lesson 29. Jesus' Call to the Fishermen 123 

Lesson 30. A Missionary Call and Experience 127 

November Work 1 o -. 

Lesson 31. A Home in the Mountains' ' }o} 

Lesson 32. The Crickets and the Gulls iqj 
Lesson 33. The First Thanksgiving in Utah! .' .' .' .' .' .' .* 138 

December Work 1 . n 

Lesson 34. The Birth of ' Jesus . '. 149 
Lesson 35. The Story of the Shepherds! 146 
Lesson 36. The Visit of the Wise Men. 150 
Lesson 37. Jesus in the Temple.. 154 



Sunday Morning in the Kindergarten. 



JANUARY. 

Songs: "Asking Mother/' "Child-Land in Songs 
and Rhythm/' page 31; "Little Lambs White and Fair," 
Kindergarten Plan Book, page 44; "Twinkle, Twinkle, 
Little Star," Song Stories from the Kindergarten, page 53. 

Memory Gems: "Children obey your parents in the 
Lord, for this is right." — Ephesians 6:1. 

" 'Tick/ the clock says, 'tick, tick tick ; 
What you have to do, do quick, 
When your mother speaks, obey; 
Do not loiter, do not stay.' " . 

"Once there was a robin 

Lived outside the door, 
Who wanted to go inside 

And hop upon the floor. 
'No, no/ said the mother, 

You must stay with me ; 
Little birds are safest 

Sitting in a tree.' 

" 'I don't care/ said Robin, 

And gave his tail a fling. 
'I don't think the old folks 

Know quite everything.' 
Down he flew, and Kitty seized him, 

Before he'd time to blink, 
'Oh,' he cried, Tm sorry, 

But I didn't think.' " Phoebe Cary. 



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Rest Exercises: 1. Home activities, such as run- 
ning errands for mother; getting water and towels and 
washing hands and faces; reaching for hats and bon- 
nets, putting on rubbers, etc. 2. Activities of the car- 
penter. 

References for Teachers' Readings: 1. On truth 

to be taught — "Children's Right," Kate Douglas Wig- 
gin, pp. 141-168; "A Study of Child Nature," Elizabeth 
Harrison, pp. 136-163; "Articles of Faith/' Talmage, Lec. 
No. 3, "Mother Plays" (Froebel).— Fish in the Brook; 
Knight Songs and Cuckoo. 

2. For Bible lessons: "Jesus the Christ," Talmage, 
pp. 100, 110-116; "Life of the Master," John Watson; 
"Life of Christ," Farrar, chapts. 4, 5, 6, 8; "A Life of 
Christ for the Young," Weed, pp. 46-71. 

"Train a child to understand or feel a principle and 
to apply it, not merely remember it and obey a rule." — 
(F. B. Perkins.) 

LESSON 1. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT. 
Text: Matt. 2:12-23. 

Aim: Obedience to the promptings of the Holy 
Spirit brings protection. 

Morning Talk: We live in such a big, beautiful 
world. Who made it? Heavenly Father made us, too, 
and placed us here to learn many, many things. We 
know something that the sunshine does. What is it? 
What are some of the other things we know? We must 
learn to do many things. Edith, tell me something you 
have learned to do. Who taught you how to wipe dishes? 
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father teach us what to do just as fast as we can learn. 
Why do we come to Sunday School? There are times 
when you are playing when mother and father are not 
near, neither are your teachers or any other big folks 
to help you. Sometimes something happens and you 
don't know just what to do. Have you ever been play- 
ing when mother called you, and were having such a 
good time that you didn't want to answer at all? Then 
a little voice seemd to say, "Mother called, go quickly." 
And you thought, k 'T don't want to go." Now you could 
do just as you wanted! But if you did what the little 
voice seemed to say, mother was pleased and you were 
happy. But if you stayed I'm sure the game wasn't 
nearly so pleasant after mother called. 

You know a story about some men who lived far-off 
in the East and studied the stars. Who were these men? 
One night when they were watching the stars what did 
they see? The star told them that something had hap- 
pened; what was it? They wanted to see Baby Jesus, so 
they started off on their camels to find Him. Who would 
like to tell us how they traveled? When they went to 
the big city what did they ask the people? When King 
Herod heard about it what did he do? When the wise 
men went to his palace what did he tell them to do? 
Then they left King Herod and what helped them to find 
Baby Jesus? When they saw Him what did they do? 
What did they give Him? (Use your pictures for re- 
view.) 

Story: The wise men left the house and went back 
to their camels. "We must rest our camels tonight," 
they said, "and in the morning we can start back to the 



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great city and tell King Herod that we have found the 
Child." So they took the camels to the inn where they 
could get them food and water, and after caring for them 
went to bed. 

The next morning when the wise men met they said 
"Good morning" to each other. But each one looked 
worried. "I had a strange dream last night," said one. 
"So did I," said each of the others. "Something seemed 
to say to me, 'Do not go back to King Herod/ Let us 
hurry along this other road so that we will not go near 
the great city." The others were willing and they trav- 
eled back to their homes another way. 

King Herod waited and waited for the wise men to 
come. But they had obeyed the little voice which said, 
"Do not go." At last the king became angry. He was a 
very wicked king. He did not want anyone to be king 
in his place, and the wise men had told him that Baby 
Jesus was to be a king. He called his soldiers to him 
and said, "The wise men have not come to tell me where 
Baby Jesus is, so you must go to Bethlehem and find 
Him and destroy Him." And the soldiers dared not dis- 
obey the king. 

Mary and Joseph did not know that Baby Jesus was 
in danger. But that night, when all were asleep, an angel 
of the Lord appeared to Joseph and said, "Arise, and 
take the young child and his mother, and flee into 
Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word : for 
Herod will seek the young child to destroy Him." Joseph 
woke up quickly. He called to Mary and said, "I have 
just had a dream to warn us that Baby Jesus is in great 
danger. We must leave the city at once." Mary arose 



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and dressed quickly, and while Joseph went for the 
donkey she packed some food and clothes for them to 
take with them. How quietly they worked ! And soon 
they were on their way. Here they are in the picture. 
(Show picture.) 

The people in the houses near them were sound 
asleep. No one heard them leave. They traveled all the 
rest of the night. 

In the morning the neighbors said to each other, 
"Where is Mary and Joseph and Baby Jesus?" But no 
one knew. The king's soldiers hunted and hunted for 
the Baby but could not find Him. He was safe and 
happy as a baby could be, with Mary and Joseph to care 
for Him. They were in Egypt as long as the wicked old 
king lived. 

One night the angel appeared to Joseph again and 
said, "Arise, and take the young child and his mother and 
go into the land of Israel ; for they are dead which sought 
the young child's life." Mary and Joseph were happy 
to know that they could go back to their friends, and 
soon left Egypt. "We will go back to Bethlehem to 
live," said Joseph. That was just what Mary wanted to 
do. But as they drew near the city some one said, "King 
Herod's son is king." Joseph knew that he was almost 
as wicked as his father. And the little voice seemed to 
say to Joseph, "Do not go to Bethlehem." So he said 
to Mary, "We will go back to our home in Nazareth. 
I am sure that is where Heavenly Father wishes us to 
go." They went over hills and down stony roads and at 
last reached their old home. Baby Jesus grew and grew 
and was soon as big as you are. 



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LESSON 2. THE CHILDHOOD OF JESUS. 
Text : Luke 2 :39-40. 

Aim: Obedience to God's laws brings strength of 
body and spirit. 

Morning Talk: I know that each little boy and girl 
here this morning would like to grow strong and tall like 
father and mother, wouldn't you? There are certain kinds 
of foods which are good for us to eat. Do you know what 
they are? Who causes the wheat, the vegetables and 
fruits to grow? Mother gives us only a little cake or pie 
or candy to eat. I wonder why? If you should eat too 
much what might happen? Mother knows best, doesn't 
she? We have two rows of little white — — ? What are 
they for? We need to keep them clean so that they will 
always be white and strong. How can we clean them? 
(Develop into a similar manner other laws of cleanli- 
ness, etc., if you have time.) 

Story: Today we are going to talk about Jesus 
when He was a little boy. The house in which He lived 
with Mary and Joseph was built of white stone. Pretty, 
green vines grew along the side of it and beautiful flow- 
ers and trees grew near. It was very much like all the 
other houses in Nazareth. 

Each morning Jesus was up early. When Mary 
called Him what do you think He did? And He soon 
dressed Himself, for He knew His mother wished Him 
to dress quickly. What would be the next thing for Him 
to do? Yes, He washed His face and hands in clean, cold 
water. He knew He could not keep well and strong 



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unless He kept His body clean. When it was time for 
prayer I wonder what He did? 

When it was meal-time, Mary placed a little, low 
table in the center of the room. Sometimes she cooked 
rice and meat, sometimes fruit and bread, which she put 
in a big bowl in the center of the table. Before they 
started to eat they did something. What was it? They 
always remembered to thank Heavenly Father for the 
food. When mother had given Jesus all He should eat 
He never thought of teasing for more. He knew that 
mother knew best. 

He played out of doors very often, and when mother 
Mary said, "Play near the house this morning, for as soon 
as I am ready I will give you your lesson," little Boy 
Jesus stayed, even when His playmates wanted Him to 
go out to play a game. Then when Mary called, "Come, 
Jesus, I am ready," He ran smiling to His mother. But 
always when He went in the house He took off His shoes. 
All polite little children did that in Nazareth, just as lit- 
tle boys here always take their hats off when they go 
into the house. 

He went to the corner of the room, opened the chest 
and found a book there. He knew Mary wanted it, so 
He took it to her. She read to him the lessons about 
Joseph and his brothers, about Daniel and Samuel. She 
taught Him verses from the Bible and to sing songs. And 
Jesus learned faster than any of the other children. 

When Mary went down the hill, carrying the water 
jar, little Boy Jesus knew she was going to the well for 
water, and He often went with her. He knew other moth- 
ers were sure to be there with their girls and boys, He 




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had jolly games with the children. Sometimes they 
were in the middle of a game when Mary called, "Come, 
Jesus, let us go home now," and what did Jesus do?. 

When night time came all Mary had to say was "It is 
bed-time, and the quilts were taken from the shelf on the 
wall and put on the floor. The prayers were said, -and 
little Boy Jesus was soon in His place fast asleep. 

Mary and Joseph knew that if their little Boy was to 
grow up strong and well He must have a work time. 
Joseph was a carpenter and Jesus helped him. (Show 
picture.) What is Jesus bringing to Joseph? What 
else can you see in the picture? I wonder who feeds the 
doves and chickens? I don't think Mary ever had to 
remind Him to feed them. 

When Jesus was old enough He learned to saw wood. 
When Joseph said, "Saw the board just where I have 
marked it," He . worked and worked until it was sawed 
as straight as a big man could saw it. 

But there was one day when little Boy Jesus did not 
work in the carpenter shop. Do you know what day 
that was? Yes, it was Sunday. He knew that was 
the day our Heavenly Father said "All my children shall 
rest." So He went to the synagogue. That is what they 
called the meetinghouse in Nazareth. There He sat and 
listened quietly to all that was said. 

When He grew old enough He sometimes climbed 
the high hills. Then He could look down the mountain 
side and watch the sheep eating the green grass. 

He saw houses where the people lived and the orange 
and fig trees. He loved to look at all these things for 
they helped Him to. think about His Heavenly Father 



SUNDAY MORNING IN THE KINDERGARTEN. 



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who had made them all. He watched the flowers grow. 
What kind do you think grew where He lived? (Lilies., 
poppies, tulips and geraniums are familiar ones.) There 
were beautiful birds in that land, too. I wonder if you 
can name some of them? (Blue birds, black birds, 
robins, wrens and larks live there.) He knew how they 
sang and where they built their nests. He knew that the 
flowers and birds were doing the very things Heavenly 
Father had placed them on earth to do. And they helped 
Him to remember that He, too, was to do His Father's 
will. 

LESSON 3. JESUS IN THE TEMPLE, 
Text: Luke 2:40-52. 

Our love for parents is shown by willing obedience. 

Morning Talk: (Lead the children to tell you about 
the cold, the ice and the snow ; what their mothers wish 
them to wear when they go out of doors and why there 
is less likelihood of their taking cold if they obey par- 
ents.) 

Story: We are told in the Bible that Jesus grew 
strong in body. What were some of the things that He 
did to help make Him strong? The Bible also says that 
He "Waxed strong in spirit." That means that He 
learned a great many things Heavenly Father wanted 
Him to do and was very kind to Joseph and Alary and 
to His playmates. He grew more beautiful every day, 
and when He was twelve years old Lie went on a jour- 
ney. Have you ever been on a journey? Tell us about 
it. With whom did you go? It was holiday time when 



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Jesus went on His journey. We have holidays, too. Can 
you tell me the names of some of them? We have such 
a good time at Christmas, don't we? We all like Thanks- 
giving day, too. The people in Jesus' day celebrated a 
thanksgiving holiday. It came in the springtime. All 
the big folks who could possibly leave their homes went 
each year to the big city of Jerusalem to the Feast of the 
Passover. Mary and Joseph always went. When Jesus 
was a big boy twelve years old (show picture of Hof- 
mann's Head of Christ if you have it) Mary said to Him, 
"You may go to the feast this year. You are old enough 
to take part in the prayer and the service." I think Jesus 
was very happy when He heard that He could go, don't 
you? 

It was a long journey to Jerusalem, but it was a 
pleasant one, because all the neighbors and friends who 
went from Nazareth traveled together. It was safer to 
go that way. The mothers and old gentlemen rode — 
not in cars, for there were none in those days. How 
did they travel? Yes, on camels and donkeys. The young 
men and boys walked. Thev traveled slowly and often 
rested under the orange, the fig and the palm trees. Some- 
times they sang their Thanksgiving songs to Heavenly 
Father. There were many hills in that country. They 
had to climb up one side of a hill and down the other 
side, then up another and so on. At last they could see 
Jerusalem. (Show picture.) Can you name three of 
the people in the picture? Mary is walking with Joseph 
and Jesus now. What is Jesus looking at? Over in this 
corner can you see a big building? What building do 
you think it is? It is the temple. Jesus saw it in the 



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sunlight, shining in white and gold. It was His Fath- 
er's house. It was the place where Mary and Joseph had 
taken Him,, when He was a tiny baby, to be blessed. 

When Joseph and Mary and Jesus reached the city 
there were crowds and crowds of people there. (Com- 
pare with conference gathering.) Each day Jesus went 
to the temple with Joseph and Alary, to thank Heavenly 
Father for what He had done for the people. There were 
many things for Jesus to see in the city. He was a big 
boy now and was allowed to go where He pleased. Mary 
and Joseph knew that He would do what was right. He 
always had, and they did not need to watch Him. 

He was not with them when they were ready to start 
for home. "He is playing with His boy friends,' 1 ' said 
Mary, "and will be with us later." They traveled all 
day, but when evening came Jesus did not come to them. 
Then they were frightened. They went to their friends 
and'asked, "Have you seen Jesus?" But not one of them 
had seen Him. "We must hurry back to the city." 
said Joseph. They went just as fast as they could. They 
hunted and hunted all the next day but could not find 
Him. All that night they tried and tried to think what 
could have happened to Jesus. There was one building in 
the city where they had forgot to look. It was the most 
beautiful building there. What was it? 

Jesus knew that the temple was His Father's house 
and He loved it. He knew that He had many, many 
things to learn, and He had found a room where the wise 
men sat talking together. They talked about the Heav- 
enly Father, and what He wanted the people to do. Each 
day Jesus went there to learn from the wise men. It 



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was nothing unusual for boys like Jesus to talk with 
them, but very soon they began to wonder at Jesus, for 
He was different to the other boys. (Show picture.) 
Which one is Jesus? What is He doing? Perhaps He 
is asking some question about what is written in the 
book. Look at the other wise men. One is an old man. 
Where is he? What is he leaning on? He is thinking, 
"What a wonderful boy ! In all my life I have never 
seen a boy so beautiful or one who knew so much as 
Jesus does." The younger man next to him is surprised 
to see a boy so young asking such questions. Do you 
see this wise man? What has he in his hand? It looks 
like a roll of paper, but it is a book he has been reading. 
Most of the books in those days were in this form. This 
man seems to be thinking and perhaps trying to under- 
stand why Jesus is much brighter and more beautiful than 
any other boy he had ever seen. 

Mary and Joseph at last found Jesus in the temple. 
Mary w r ent to Him and said, "Son, why hast thou thus 
dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee 
sorrowing." Jesus answered her kindly. "Mother, why 
did you look for me, don't you know that I must begin 
to do the work of my Father?" Mary had quite forgot- 
ten that Jesus had a special work to do for Heavenly 
Father. But she always remembered what He said to 
her that day. When she said to Jesus, "We must go 
home now;" Jesus said, "All right, mother," and He left 
the wise men in the temple and went home willingly with 
Mary and Joseph. 



FEBRUARY 



Songs: "Jesus Wants me for a Sunbeam/' Deseret 
Sunday School Songs, page 211; "Pretty Pussy/' Child- 
Land in Song and Rhythm/' p. 18; "Sparrows/' Child- 
Land in Song and Rhythm, p. 16. 

Memory Gems: 

"Jesus bids us shine 

With a clear, pure light, 
Like a little candle 

Burning in the night. 
In this world is darkness, 

So we must shine, 
You in your small corner, 

And I in mine." 

—Mrs. E. H. Miller. 

"Little folks, now do you know. 

February soon will go? 
Then will come the sunny spring. 

When the snows will melt, and oh ! 
How the meadow-brooks will sing. 

And the daffodillies blow." 

Rest Exercise: Represent snowflakes falling; sun- 
shine melting the snow — rise on toes, with arms encircl- 
ing head and a bright smile ; streams of water — children 
take hold of hands and wind in and out about the room ; 



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caring for the animals, feeding the chickens; pitching hay 
for the horse, getting milk for the cat, etc. 

References for Teachers' Readings: "J esus the 

Christ," Talmage, pp. 121-127; 158-163; "A Life of Christ 
for the Young," Weed, pp. 76-82; "Articles of Faith," 
Talmage, Lects. 5-8; Froebel's Mother Play — The Little 
Gardner. 

LESSON 4. THE BAPTISM OF JESUS. 
Text: Matt. 3; Mark 1:1-11; Luke 3:1-22; John 1: 

6-34. 

Aim: Baptism by immersion is essential to salva- 
tion. 

Morning Talk : What can you do in the winter time 
when the snow is on the ground? Who sends the snow 
to cover the earth? What do you see on the mountain 
sides? In the deep crevices the snow is packed in tight 
by the wind. The sun is shining a little brighter now. 
What will soon happen to the snow? When it melts 
what will it be? A large amount of the water will be 
stored away so that it can go through pipes and be used 
in our houses. What do we need water for? As the snow 
melts the water flows down the mountain sides in little 
streams. A great many of these streams form a creek. 
Part of this water goes into pipes. The rest of it finds a 
still larger stream of water and runs into it. The larger 
stream is called a river. Have you ever seen a river? 
Tell us about it. (Find a picture of a river and show 
it to the children. It is evident that this suggestive talk 
cannot be used in all localities. Where there is no snow- 



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fall or mountains talk about the water supply in your 
town and trace it to its source.) 

Story: (Show picture of ''Christ in the Temple/') 
Who w r ould like to tell me a story about this picture? 
(Let a child tell it.) When Mary said, "Jesus, come home 
with us now," what did He do? And He lived with Mary 
and Joseph until He was a grown man. Then it was time 
for Him to begin His great work. Here is a picture. 
Jesus is saving "Good bye" to some one. Who is He 
talking to? He had loved and helped His mother so 
long- '.that it was hard for her to part with Him. But she 
knew that 

"He came down to show all people 
How to help and how to love." 

The first thing He did was to show that it is right 
to be baptized. Some of the people, living in that coun- 
try, although they did not know where He was, were 
expecting soon to see Him. Heavenly Father had sent a 
messenger to tell them. This messenger's name was 
John. He was a stranger to them, but he spoke with such 
power that each day more people left the cities and went 
to listen to him. He was preaching near the river Jordan. 
When he talked to the people they felt sorry for all their 
wrong actions. They then wanted to be kind to each 
other and remember the Heavenly Father. Then John 
took them down into the river and baptized them. He 
said to them, "T baptize you with water, but there is one 
coming, named Jesus, who is greater than I, and He 
will be able to help you more than I can." 



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One day Jesus went to John. After He had said 
"good bye" to His mother He walked and walked until 
He came to the river Jordan where John was teaching the 
people. As soon as John saw Jesus he said, "Behold 
the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the 
world." The people looked at Jesus, but did not under- 
stand John. 

Then Jesus said to John, "I should like to have you 
baptize me." John looked at Him in surprise. He knew 
Jesus had never done anything wrong. He said, "Oh no. 
I have need to be baptized of Thee, and comest Thou to 
me?" and Jesus answering said to him, "Suffer it to be so 
now; for it becometh us to fulfill all rigtheousness." He 
meant, "Heavenly Father wants Me to be baptized, to 
show all people that before they can live with Him, they, 
too, must be baptized." 

So John walked with Jesus into the river. At first 
the w r ater was not very deep. Perhaps it just covered their 
feet. .But they went out where it was deep enough for 
John to put Jesus right under the water and then lift Him 
up again. That was the way Jesus was baptized. We 
know that this pleased Heavenly Father very much for 
"Lo, the heavens were opened unto Him, and He saw the 
Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon 
Him ; and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my 
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 

Would you like to be baptized? You can be when 
you are just a little older — 8 years old. Have you older 
brothers or sisters who have been baptized? They were 
baptized just like Jesus was, and that is the way you 
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LESSON 5. JESUS AND NICODEMUS. 
Text: John 3:1-13. 

Aim: Baptism by immersion is essential to salva- 
tion. 

Story: When Jesus left His home what was the 
first thing that He did? How did John baptize Jesus? 
Who would like to tell us the story? 

Many people soon heard about Jesus. He went to 
the temple and sent wicked men away from His Father's 
house. He went among the poor people and healed their 
sick and was kind to them. Soon He had friends ready 
to help Him. The great men who ruled the people heard 
about Him. They often met together in a large room to 
talk about the affairs of the land. They made the laws 
for the people and knew a great many things. They 
thought they could tell just what Heavenly Father 
wanted them to do, so that some day they could live with 
Him. So when Jesus went into their city and did such 
wonderful work, they talked about Him when they were 
together. Most of the men were proud. They didn't 
want to have anything to do with Him. Nicodemus 
and some of the others said, "He is a great teacher, and 
He does so much for the poor people." 

Nicodemus went home and thought and thought 
about what he had heard. He decided that he wanted to 
know more about Jesus, for surely Jesus could tell him 
just the things he should do. He went to visit Him. 
There were always great crowds of people listening to 
Jesus. Nicodemus wanted to talk to Him alone, so he 
waited until one night when Jesus was sitting, resting 
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When Nicodemus saw Jesus he said, "Rabbi, which 
meant Master, "we know that Thou art a teacher come 
from God ; for no man can do the wonderful things Thou 
doest, except God be with him." 

Jesus knew why he had come, so He answered, 
"Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom 
of God." He meant that Nicodemus should be bap- 
tized, for then he would feel so much happier and try so 
much harder to help others that it would make his life 
different. But Nicodemus could not understand Him. 
Then Jesus said, "V erily, verily, I say unto thee, except 
a man be born of the water and of the spirit, he cannot 
enter the kingdom of God." Jesus meant that after being 
baptized in the water as He had been baptized, Nico- 
demus should have some one lay hands upon his head 
and bless him, so that the Holy Spirit could be with him 
to help him do right. Jesus talked to Nicodemus for a 
long time. 

When you grow to be big boys and girls you will 
understand better what Jesus meant when He talked 
with Nicodemus. I am sure when you leave this earth 
you will want to live with Jesus. You will soon be old 
enough to be baptized. Then you will go to fast meeting 
and the bishop and other good men will lay their hands 
upon your head and bless you. And Heavenly Father 
will help you if you will ask Him. 

LESSON 6. HUMANE SUNDAY. 

Aim: Kindness to our animal friends should be a 
pleasure as well as a duty. 



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Morning Talk: (Find pictures of different domestic 
animals. Use especially those in which children are car- 
ing for the animals. Let children tell you what they see 
in the pictures. Have them talk about their pets and how 
they care for them.) 

Story : "Tim Leachy and His Dog." 

Tim was a little boy who lived with his aunt. She 
was a dear, grey-haired old lady who had cared for Tim 
ever since he was a little baby. Each morning he went 
with her to a little stand where she sold apples and candy. 
That was the way she earned money to buy food and 
clothing for them. Tim was just a little boy and not big 
enough to help his aunt at the stand, and if she had had 
some one to leave him w T ith she would have let him stay 
at home. But no matter how stormy the day she had 
to take him with her. 

One evening, after the day's work was done, Tim 
was playing near his home. He saw a little yellow dog 
in the street. He was a poor, hungry dog, with no home 
or friends. Tim went over to him, petted him and spoke 
kindly to him. The dog was pleased to hear a friendly 
voice, and how do you suppose he showed his pleasure? 
Yes, and he followed Tim up the ricketly old stairs to 
the room where he and his aunt lived. "What have you 
here?" asked the old lady. "Oh, aunty, see this beau- 
tiful dog. He is so hungry. Let us give him part of 
our supper." "Poor doggy," said his aunt, "he shall have 
some of it." Tim gave the hungry dog most of his sup- 
per that night and fixed a place for him to sleep. The 



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dog had found a home at last. It was a poor home, for 
there was very little food at any time for Tim and his 
aunt, and yet they were trying to share with the dog. 
Tim named him Tige. Soon the old lady was willing to 
leave Tim at home for she knew he would be safe with 
Tige, and the two friends had jolly romps together. 

When Tim was big enough to go to school Tige 
waited for him every day. Tim learned to read at school, 
and he read his stories to his aunty in the evenings. 
Tige seemed to enjoy the stories, too, for he sat as still 
as could be and looked in the face of his little master 
as he read. 

One evening the aunt was ill and could not listen to 
Tim read. The next day she could not go to the stand 
to sell apples and candy. Then she had to be taken to a 
hospital to be nursed. Poor little Tim! He wasn't big 
enough to work, but he was not all alone, for Tige was 
with him. Kind neighbors gave part of their food. The 
neighbors were just as poor as Tim and his aunt were, 
and they had little to spare. 

Then one day some one knocked at the door. Tim 
opened it, and there stood a gentleman. Tim invited 
him into the room and asked him what he wanted. "Some 
kind people have told me about you/' said the gentleman, 
"so I have come to take you to a home where you will 
have everything that you need." Tim's face lighted up 
w r ith a smile. "Won't that be splendid !" he said as he 
petted his dog. "Tige, do you hear? We are going to a 
new home." Tige answered by licking Tim's hands and 
wagging his tail. "I am very sorry," said the gentleman, 
"but Tige cannot go. He can take care of himself, and 



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perhaps find a new home." "Oh no, no, he can't," cried 
Tim, with his arms around his pet. "I'll stay with Tige." 
But the gentleman said, "You will have to come with me. 
This room is cold and you have nothing to eat," and he 
took Tim's hand and hurried him down the stairs and 
into a bugggy that was waiting for them. 

Tim cried all the way to the new home. It was a 
splendid building. The rooms were warm and a good 
supper was ready; but poor little Tim could hardly eat, 
because he could not forget Tige. There were many 
other boys at the home and they tried to be kind to him. 
But he could not keep the tears back. 

After Tim left, the dog crawled under the stove in 
the little room and refused to eat the food the neighbors 
took him. He just looked at them as much as to say, 
"Can't you give me my master back?" 

A lady heard about Tim and his dog. She went to 
the gentleman who kept the home for boys and said, 
"Please do not separate Tim and his dog. I will pay for 
keeping the dog here." 

The very next day Tim was called into the office. 
He wondered who would be there to see him. He opened 
the door and Tige gave a bark. He jumped all over his 
little master, licked his hands and face and said in every 
way that a dog can, "I'm so glad to see you, little friend." 
"Can Tige stay here?" asked Tim. "Yes," said the gen- 
tleman ; "you may keep him." Tim took his dog out to 
the play grounds, where the boys were playing. They 
were delighted to have Tige join in the games, and every 
boy was kind to him. But none of them loved him as 
much as Tim. — Adapted from a true incident. 



MARCP 



aongs: "Waiting to Grow/' Kindergarten Plan 
Book, p. 42; "Good Morning/' Kindergarten Plan Book, 
p. 40; "The Sunshine's Message/' Hill, p. 37; "Dande- 
lion," Hill, p. 41. 
Memory Gems: 

"I'm glad my blessed Savior 
Was once a child like me, 
To show how pure and holy 
His little ones might be; 
And if I try to follow 
His footsteps here below, 
He never will forget me, 
Because he loves me so." 

— Emily Huntington Miller. 

" 'Tis God our Heavenly Father, 
Who makes each little seed, 

And puts away within it 
The tiny plant we need." 

Rest Exercises: Visiting game, Kindergarten Plan 
Book, p. 186. Early spring activities — preparing the 
ground for planting; representing trees blown by wind, 
rain drops, etc. 

Finger Play: 

"Take a little seed so hard and round. 
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Put a seed into it, cover it with care, 

Who would ever think the seed was there? 

Will it ever leave the earth so brown? 

Wait and watch it closely when the rain comes down." 

References for Teachers' Readings: "J esus the 
Christ," Talmage, pp. 333-335 ; 313-315 ; 475, 476; "A Life 
of Christ for the Young," Weed, pp. 174-177; 244-248; 
158-163 

LESSON 7. CHRIST FEEDING THE FIVE 
THOUSAND. 

Text: Matt. 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-18; 
John 6:1-13. 

Aim: Those who earnestly strive to help others re- 
ceive God's blessings. 

Morning Talk: Sometimes your playmates come to 
visit you. What do you do to make their visit pleasant? 
If the days are cold and stormy where do you play? 
What games do you play? What can you do when you 
are through with your playthings? Some days are warm 
enough for you to play out of doors. What has caused 
the mud to dry away? And every one of you have pleas- 
ant homes where you can entertain your friends. 

Story: Do you know, children, Jesus had no home 
after He left His mother. He was too busy helping 
others to even think of Himself. When night time came 
He stayed with friends as a guest. I am sure His friends 
were glad to have Him, for He always had something to 
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help. Some of them were sick. What did He do for 
them? Lame men went to Him. How did He help 
them? People who were blind came to Him. What did 
He do for them? (Use pictures to develop the thought. 
Such pictures can be found in children's Bibles.) Some 
of the people who went to Jesus were in trouble. How 
do you think He helped them? 

One day Jesus had ever so many visitors. He had 
no home in which to entertain them. In fact, there 
wasn't a house large enough to hold all the people who 
went to see Him. I don't believe you could guess where 
He entertained so many people. It was on the mountain 
side. This is how it all happened. 

Jesus had twelve very dear friends who were always 
helping Him. Sometimes they were called disciples. 
Now, the disciples had been very busy. They had not 
even taken time to eat anything. Jesus knew they were 
tired. He was very tired also, but He was thinking of 
His friends when He said, "Come, let us get into the boat 
and row over to the other shore and rest." They were 
standing near the lake, and they soon did what Jesus 
suggested. On the other side they found a pleasant 
place to rest. No people lived there. There were hills 
covered with green grass on every side, and beautiful 
wild flowers grew everywhere. Jesus and His disciples 
sat down on the grass and took deep breaths of the pure, 
fresh air. How good it felt to be away from the city 
and the crowd of people, and just sit quietly and rest. 

Suddenly Jesus stood up and looked down the hill- 
side. "What do you see, Master?" asked one of the dis- 
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off to meet them. "Oh, why couldn't they leave Jesus 
alone today to rest?" said one. Another said, "They 
must have seen us get into the boat and have followed us 
around the shore of the lake. We had better go and help 
Jesus, for see the crowds that are coming/' 

None of the people who went to visit Jesus thought 
that He was tired, for He had a smile and kind greeting 
for all. Those who w r ere sick He blessed. He talked to 
all of them and made them happy. They stayed with 
Him a long time. They forgot that it was getting late. 
The disciples began to get uneasy. "Why dqn't the peo- 
ple go back to their homes before it gets dark?" they said 
one to another. 

At last one of them said to Jesus, "It is getting late 
and the people cannot stay here. Send them back to the 
cities to buy bread." "We must not let them go away 
hungry," said Jesus ; "they will have to walk a long dis- 
tance to get back to their homes." "But what can we 
do?" asked the disciple. "We haven't nearly enough 
money to buy food for so many people." And another 
disciple said, "There is a lad here, which hath five barley 
loaves, and two small fishes; but what are they among 
so many?" '"Send the lad to me," said Jesus, "and have 
the people sit down on the green grass." 

This picture shows us how they were seated. Do 
you see Jesus in the picture? Who are the men standing 
near Him? They are near so that they can help Him. 
Who sees the little boy? There is a basket near. What 
is in the basket? Who has the bread now? What is 
Jesus doing with it? He is looking up toward heaven 
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pieces. And Heavenly Father caused a wonderful thing 
to happen. The more bread Jesus broke the more He 
had to break. He gave it to the disciples, who carried it 
to the people. Every one of those hungry people had 
all the bread and fish they could eat. When they were 
through Jesus said to His disciples, "Gather up what is 
left, for we must not waste any food." There was enough 
bread and fish left to fill twelve baskets. 

The people were no longer hungry. Jesus had fed 
them. He had healed their sick and told the people many 
beautiful stories. He had taught them to be kind and 
helpful to each other and they all went happily to their 
homes. 

LESSON 8. THE RAISING OF THE DAUGHTER 

OF JAIRUS. 

Text: Matt. 9:18, 19, 23-26; Mark 5:22^24, 35-43; 
Luke 8:41, 42, 49-56. 

Aim: We must have faith in Jesus in order to ob- 
tain His blessings. 

Morning Talk: Why are there no flowers out of 
doors in the winter time? We don't even see them. 
Where are they? Our song says: 

"Under the leaves and the ice and the snow 
Waiting, waiting to grow." 

In the cold earth little seed babies have been sleep- 
ing. Many like these are in the ground now. (Show 
seeds.) Queer bulbs like these are in the earth now. 
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and seeds will be growing very soon. What will we see 
first? Then finally the beautiful blossoms will be seen. 
What are some of the very first flowers we will see? 
The trees and shrubs have looked as though they were 
dead all winter. But they were not. What were they 
doing? What things are going to help them to awaken 
from their long nap? Who does all these things? Let 
us say together : 

"God sends His bright spring sun 
To melt the ice and snow." 

Story: How many brothers and sisters are there in 
your home, Mary? (Ask several children to answer the 
question.) 

There was a home in far-off Palestine, the land where 
Jesus lived. In that home there was a dear, little girl. 
Jairus, the father, was a great man. He had a beautiful 
home for his family, and servants to wait on them. Oh, 
how he loved his daughter! She was like a ray of sun- 
shine in the home. She was mother's little helper, and a 
kind friend to the servants. All were happy when she 
was near them. 

One time a great sorrow came to them. The little 
girl was very, very ill. Each day the mother and father 
watched over her tenderly and did everything they could 
to ease the pain. The servants went about their work 
with sad hearts. They did all they could to help. The 
doctors came but they shook their heads. They could do 
nothing for her. They said, "She cannot live. ,, "I 
know Jesus could help her," said the mother. "I am 
sure He could," said Jairus. "I will try to find Him." 




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He hurried out of the house and down the street. 
He walked in the direction of the lake. He saw a crowd 
of people standing near the shore. Perhaps Jesus was 
there. The people made room for Jairus to pass for they 
saw by the look on his face that he was in trouble. 

As soon as he saw Jesus, he ran to Him, fell down 
on his knees before Him and said, "My little daughter 
lieth at the point of death ; I pray thee, come and lay thy 
hands on her that she may be healed. " Jesus said, "I 
will go with you." 

They could not walk fast for the crowds gathered 
about them. Once Jesus stopped, because a poor, sick 
lady came to Him to be healed. But Jairus did not mind. 
He knew Jesus would heal his daughter just as soon as 
He could. 

While Jairus was waiting for Jesus one of his ser- 
vants ran to him and said, "Thy daughter is dead; trouble 
not the Master." Jesus heard what the servant said. 
He said to Jairus, "Fear not : believe only, and she shall 
be made whole." Then He asked all the people except 
three of His dearest friends to go away. Then He fol- 
lowed Jairus, who gladly led the way to his home. He 
knew that even if his daughter was dead Jesus could give 
her life again. 

At the house they found many people crying aloud 
because the young girl was dead. Jairus went to the 
mother to comfort her, and to tell her that Jesus would 
help them. Jesus turned to the people and said, "Weep 
not; she is not dead but sleepeth." They just laughed 
at Him. They could not understand what He meant. 
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so that there would be no noise or confusion. He took 
His three friends into the room where the little girl lay. 
The mother and father were there. Here is a picture. 
What is Jesus doing? He said, "Damsel, I say unto thee 
arise. " Jesus called the little girl's spirit back into her 
body again. She opened her eyes and smiled when she 
saw Jesus. Her cheeks grew rosy. She saw her mother 
and father and reached her arms out to give them each 
a hug and kiss. Jesus said, "Now, give your daughter 
something to eat," and He left the happy family. 

LESSON 9. JESUS AND THE CHILDREN. 

Text: Matt. 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18: 
15-17. 

Aim: The pure in heart shall see God. 

Morning Talk: (Have signs of spring scattered 
about the room — bits of grass, tiny sprouting leaf buds, 
pussy willows and flowers.) I am going to see who has 
bright eyes this morning. Ruth, you may look around 
the room, and perhaps you will find something that will 
help you tell a story about the flowers or trees waking 
up from their long winter nap. Now, show it to us and 
tell us what it is. (Let several children do the same 
until all the objects are found.) Who made all these? 

Story: Who would like to touch a picture on the 
wall that tells a story about Jesus? Tell us about it. 
Put your finger on another picture? What story does 
that picture tell ? All children love to hear stories about 
Jesus, and Jesus loves every little girl and boy in this 
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There were many children who loved Jesus when He 
was on the earth. The mothers told them about Him 
helping people. What were some of His kind deeds? 
Jesus had passed their village once, but the children did 
not see Him. The more they heard about Him the more 
anxious they were to see Him. 

One day the mothers heard that Jesus was not far 
away. "Let us take our children to Him," they said. 
The children were delighted when they heard that they 
might visit Him. I am sure that their hands and faces 
were clean, their hair combed nicely, and that they put 
on their very prettiest clothes to go to see Jesus. The 
mothers carried their dear, little babies in their arms. 
Some of the smaller children held their mothers' hands, 
while the larger ones ran on ahead. They passed fields 
of beautiful wild flowers. Some of them picked a few 
to carry with them. 

They came to a group of men. They were sure 
Jesus was there. They wondered if they would know 
Him. Do you think they knew Jesus? Yes, and I think 
so, too. When they saw the man with the kind, beautiful 
face they knew that He was their friend, and they wanted 
to be near Him. They pushed their way through the 
crowd until they could touch Him. Then some of the 
friends standing near said, "Mothers, take your children 
home. Jesus is so busy teaching the people and healing 
the sick that He has no time to give to your children 
today." But Jesus was not pleased when He heard His 
disciples say this. He said to them, "Suffer little chil- 
dren, and forbid them not, to come unto me : for of such 
is the kingdom of heaven." He went to the mothers and 




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children. He took the babies from the mothers' arms 
and blessed every one of them. Here you see them in 
the picture. See how happy the little child looks sitting 
on His knee. He isn't afraid to be away from mother 
when Jesus has him. What is Jesus doing to the little 
girl standing in front of Him? One little boy is talking 
to his mother. What has he in his hand? What do you 
think he wants to do with the flowers? He wants to 
show Jesus that he loves Him. 

As Jesus held one of the children He turned to the 
men standing near and said, "V erily I say unto you, 
Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little 
child, he shall not enter therein." He meant that all who 
wished to live with Him in heaven must be pure and holy 
like your baby brothers and sisters. Jesus is a friend of 
big folks. He blesses them, and helps them to live right 
and to love each other. And He is the Friend of the 
children. What are some of the things He would like 
to have children do? Some day we will see Him in His 
beautiful, Heavenly home. Let us say together, "Suffer 
the little children," etc. 



APRIL 



Songs: "Easter is Here," Childland in Song and 
Rhythm, p. 30; "Spring," Childland in Song and Rhythm, 
p. 8; "April," Childland in. Song and Rhythm, p. 9; 
"Nature's Easter Story," Hill, p. 37. 

Memory Gem: 

" 'Tis good to meet each Sabbath day, 
And in His own appointed way, 
Partake the emblems of His death, 
And thus renew our love and faith." 

— George Manwaring. 

Rest Exercises: Helpful activities in the home. 
"The Garden Bed," Kindergarten Plan Book, p. 37. Have 
children stand and go through motions of digging and 
raking garden, bending downward to plant the seeds, etc. 
The sun and rain activities. 

References for Teachers' Reading: "Jesus the 
Christ," Talmage, pp. 592-597; 652-662; "The Life of the 
Master," John Watson; "Mother Play," Froebel. 

LESSON 10. THE LAST SUPPER. 

Text: Matt. 26:17-20, 26-30; Mark 14:17, 22-26; 
Luke 22:7-20, 24-27; John 13:4, 5, 12-16, 34; 14:15. 

Aim: By partaking of the Sacrament worthily we 
express a desire to remember Christ and a willingness to 
keep His commandments. 

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Father this morning for being able to come to Sunday 
School. So many beautiful things have happened. On 
my way to Sunday School something was shining in the 
sky. What was it? I heard little voices in the treetops. 
What could I have heard singing? I saw this flower and 
picked it so that all of us could enjoy it. What is it? 
Lucile, you may put it in the center of the circle. What 
else do you think I saw peeping out of the ground? 
When I came to the meetinghouse I met our superin- 
tendent and all the teachers. We prayed together to 
Heavenly Father. When you came in the room with 
such smiling faces and took your seats so quietly I was 
very happy. Did you enjoy the beautiful music played 
by our organist? When it was time to commence Sun- 
day School what did we all do? Then what happened? 
While we were singing the next song did you see Brother 

and Brother ? What were they doing? 

When they were ready to have the bread blessed what 

did you do? Can you remember anything Brother 

said when he asked the blessing on the bread? When 
the bread was passed to you what did you do? When 
you ate that one little piece of bread, do you know you 
made a promise to Heavenly Father to remember Jesus 
and what He has done for you? What are some of the 
things Jesus would like little children to do? And when 
you eat the bread and drink the water you show the 
Heavenly Father that you are willing to try very hard 
to do all these things. 

Lesson: Some one who would like to tell the story 
about Jesus in the Temple may go over to the picture 
and touch it. Now, tell us the story. 



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Jesus went to Jerusalem just before He left this 
earth. It was again time for the feast of the Passover, 
for you know each year they had the Thanksgiving feast. 
His twelve dearest friends were going to eat the Passover 
supper with Him. He sent two of Plis disciples, Peter 
and John, to Jerusalem to make ready for the feast. He 
said to them : 

"Behold, when ye are entered unto the city, there 
shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water ; follow 
him into the house where he entereth in. 

"And ye shall say unto the good man of the house, 
the Master saith unto thee, Where is the guest chamber, 
where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? 

"And he shall shew you a large upper room fur- 
nished, there make ready. " 

Peter and John went to the city. They saw the man 
wtih the pitcher of water. They followed him to his 
house and then said to him, "The Master sayeth unto 
thee, Where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the 
passover with my disciples." V ery likely the man was 
a friend of Jesus. Pie led them up some stairs, opened 
a door and show r ed them the room. Near the door was a 
pitcher of water, a basin and a towel. A long table stood 
in the center of the room. Peter and John spread a 
clean, white cloth over it. They put the plates and cups 
upon it. They went out and brought the bread and meat 
and wine w r hich was needed for the supper, and by even- 
ing they had everything ready. 

When Jesus met His friends that evening He greeted 
them. He told them He wanted to meet with them this 
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with them before He suffered. The disciples did not 
know what He meant, but they were happy to have Him 
with them that evening. However, each one wanted to 
sit by Him at the table. They thought the greatest 
among them should sit by Him; and each one considered 
himself the greatest. Jesus heard all they said and was 
very much grieved to hear them quarreling. He wanted 
to give them the Sacrament that night, but He knew they 
were not ready for it. At last they were all seated at 
the table, perhaps as you see them in this picture, with 
Jesus in the center. (Show picture.) 

Jesus took a cup of wine, blessed it and passed it 
to His friends. At this special supper they always did 
that the very first thing. But Jesus could not forget 
what had happened. He wanted to help His friends. 
He left His place at the table and went over by the door. 
He picked up the pitcher of water. What else did I 
tell you was there? This picture tells us what He did 
with them. (Show picture.) What is He doing? He 
wanted His friends to know that there was only one way 
for them to become great, and that was by helping others. 
When they again seated themselves at the table you may 
be sure there was no quarreling. Jesus had taught them 
a lesson, and they felt they would always be kind to each 
other. 

They sat at the table a long time. Jesus had many 
.hings to say to them, for He knew that He was soon 
going to leave them. I cannot tell you all the beautiful 
things He talked about, but T want you to remember 
these words : "A new commandment I give unto you, 
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my commandments." (If time permits have the children 
repeat these sayings.) 

The disciples now had love in their hearts for each 
other. They were ready to do the things Jesus wanted 
them to do. And Jesus knew they were ready to partake 
of the Sacrament. He took some bread and blessed it; 
then He broke it and passed it to them saying, "Take, 
eat; this is my body." He blessed a cup of wine and 
passed it to them. They each took a sip of it. Jesus 
said, "I want you to meet together often and do this in 
remembrance of me." And that is why each Sunday 
morning when we come to Sunday School we partake of 
the Sacrament. 

LESSON 11. THE DEATH OF JESUS. 

Text: Matt. 27-22-25, 32-50, 57-60; Mark 15:1-15, 
21-47; Luke 23:22-56; John 19:16-30,38-42. 

Aim: True greatness consists in losing self for the 
good of others. 

Story: When Jesus lived here on the earth He was 
always helping others. Everything He did was good, 
and yet there were some people who did not like Him. 
These were wicked people and they wanted to kill Jesus. 

These wicked people took Jesus to the ruler, whose 
name was Pilate. Pilate asked Jesus many questions, 
and He answered all of them. Then Pilate knew that 
Jesus was a good man and he said, "I can find no fault 
with this man." But still these wicked people cried out 
and said, "Let us crucify Him." 

So they took Jesus and led Him away. They had 




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made a cross out of two heavy pieces of wood. They 
gave this to Jesus to carry. He was very tired and weak, 
but He didn't say a word about it. He just went on and 
on, getting more and more tired. He only thought of 
the people and how much He loved them. Jesus had 
done all the good He could for them, and now He was 
going to die for them. There was a man named Simon 
who followed Jesus, and when he saw how tired and 
weak Jesus was, he took the heavy cross and carried it all 
the rest of the way. 

There were many women who loved Jesus very 
dearly, and when they saw the wicked men lead Jesus 
away to crucify Him, they felt very sad, and followed 
Jesus. They were weeping bitterly. Jesus felt sorry 
for them and w r anted to comfort them. He never thought 
of His own trouble at all, but said, "Daughters of Jeru- 
salem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and for 
your children. " 

At last they reached the place where they were going 
to crucify Jesus. He wasn't afraid of pain. He wanted 
to show the people what great love He had for them, 
and He wanted Heavenly Father to know that He was 
willing to do all that He could for the people. 

Then the soldiers took Jesus and put Him on the 
cross. They put the cross into a hole they had dug so 
that it stood straight up. That hurt Jesus more than we 
can ever know, but He wasn't thinking of His own pain 
at all. Jesus was thinking of those who put Him on the 
cross. How sorry He felt for them, to think they would 
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help them to be better, so He prayed, "Father, forgive 
them for they know not what they do." 

That same day they put two thieves on crosses. 
They put one of the thieves on each side of Jesus. The 
wricked people came and mocked Jesus and said, "If thou 
be the Son of God come down from the cross." And 
others said, ''He saved others; Himself He cannot save." 

Jesus heard all they said. He knew He could save 
Himself if He wished. He knew that He could come 
right down from the cross, but He didn't want to save 
Himself. He wanted to help all people, so He was will- 
ing to die. 

The thieves heard the people mocking Jesus, and one 
of them felt very sorry. He said to the other thief, "We 
have done wrong and deserve to be punished in this way ; 
but this is a good man who has never done any wrong." 
Jesus listened to what the thief said. He was sorry for 
him. He thought of a way He could help him, so He 
said, "This day shalt thou be with me in Paradise." 

While Jesus was hanging on the cross, His mother 
and some of His disciples came and stood near the cross. 
Their hearts were very sad, and they were crying very 
hard. Jesus looked over to where they were standing, 
and saw His mother. Oh, how sorry He felt for her! 
He thought, "I must ask some one to take care of My 
mother and take her away. She should not be here to 
see Me die; it makes her feel too sad." So He called 
John, one of the disciples whom He loved very dearly, 
and said to him', "Behold thy mother." And to His 
mother He said, "Woman, behold thy son." John knew 
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was glad that he could do that much for Jesus. So he 
took Mary away to his home to live with him. 

While Jesus was hanging on the cross He became 
very thirsty and said, "I thirst." A kind soldier, who 
was standing near, heard what Jesus said; so he gave 
Him a drink. After this, Jesus looked up to heaven and 
said, "Father, into Thy hands I commend my spirit." 

When Jesus had said these words He died. He suf- 
fered all that pain for us and for all people. Then the 
people who loved Jesus came to take care of His body. 
One of those who came to care for the body of Jesus 
was named Joseph. He was a rich man, and he brought 
nice, white linen to dress Jesus in. 

In those days they put the bodies of the dead in 
tombs. A tomb was something like a cave. After they 
put the dead in they rolled a stone against the tomb. 
Joseph had a tomb like this in his garden. He thought 
that when he died he would be buried there. But now 
that Jesus was dead, Joseph thought that he would like 
Jesus put in that nice place. So they put Jesus in the 
tomb and rolled a big stone against it. 

All those who loved Jesus were very sorry to think 
that Jesus' body was in the tomb, and they all went away 
saying, "Jesus is dead." But next Sunday I am going 
to tell you how He made them very happy. — Rose Pat- 
terson. 

LESSON 12. THE RESURRECTION. 

Text: Matt. 28:1-10; Luke 24:46-51. 
Aim: There is no death: what seems so is transi- 
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Morning Talk: Today is a special Sunday. Can 
any one tell me what Sunday we call it? How many of 
you have Easter eggs? Tell me about them. (Let each 
child who wishes tell about his eggs.) I will tell you 
why we have this special Easter Sunday. It was about 
this time of the year when Jesus died and then came back 
to the people again and made them all so happy, for then 
they knew that death was just a beautiful change. And 
in all the churches the people sing glad songs and talk 
about Jesus. I have something wrapped in this paper 
(an egg). Who would like to feel it and then guess what 
it is? Do not tell me yet. Let some of the others feel 
it. Now, what is it? Yes, you are right. If I should 
put this with some more eggs in a nest what would the 
mother hen do? She would sit on them for a long time 
and then what would happen? (Show picture of little 
chicks.) And what can the little chicks do? Can you 
tell me how such a wonderful thing can happen as an egg 
like this to change into a little chick? No, and I can't 
tell you. But I know who gives the little chick life and 
I believe you do. Who is it? 

Story: At last when it was nearly dark the friends 
of Jesus left the grave and went back to their homes. 
The next day was the Sabbath so they rested ; but early 
the next morning certain women went to the place where 
Jesus was buried. As they neared the grave they saw 
that the stone had been moved away from the door, and 
a beautiful shining angel was sitting upon it. The ladies 
were frightened, but the angel said, "Fear not ye : for I 
know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not 
here: for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place 



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where the Lord lay." They looked into the tomb and 
saw that Jesus' body was not there. They ran quickly 
to tell the joyous news to the disciples. On the road 
they saw some one. (Show picture.) Who was He? 
Jesus was alive again. He spoke to them. He said, 
"All hail." The ladies were so glad to see Him. What 
are they doing in the picture? What can you see over 
by the tomb? Jesus spoke to them again and said, "Go 
tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall 
they see me." Then He left them. 

The two ladies went to the disciples and told them 
the joyous news, "Jesus is not dead. He lives. We have 
seen Him. Go into Galilee and you will see Him there. 
He told us to tell you." It was very hard for the disci- 
ples to believe that Jesus was again alive. But they went 
to Galilee and Jesus met them there and talked with 
them. Many of His friends saw Him after that and He 
told them what He wanted them to do. Then one day 
He blessed those who were with; Him and was carried 
up into heaven. (Show picture.) 

Will you tell me what this is? (Show bulb.) Do 
you think it is pretty? Smell it. Does it have a sweet 
perfume? Could it ever become anything beautiful? 
What would we have to do to help it ? Thave a surprise 
for you. Close your eyes just a moment. (Bring for- 
ward an Easter lily or any plant in blossom you have 
kept hidden.) All ready. I'm sure you like this. You 
may smell it. This was once just a little, brown bulb. 
Now it is a beautiful flower. Day by day it grew a little 
and at last it became what Heavenly Father intended it 
should be. We grow each day, not just taller or stronger, 




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but everything we do that is right helps us to grow more 
beautiful. What sort of words should we speak to grow 
more beautiful? And what can we do to help? Then 
some day after we die and leave this earth we can live 
with our Savior. Would you like to say a thank-you 
prayer to Heavenly Father for sending Jesus to the world 
to help us? 

The Easter service will be more impressive if each 
child is allowed to paste a miniature picture on cardboard 
to take home with him. 

"Easter Morning" (Hofmann), No. 224, and "The 
Ascension" (Hofmann) , Xo. 227, may be obtained at the 
Brown Picture Co., Beverly, Mass. ; price, y 2 cent each. 

"The Ascension" (Dore), No. 4146, and "Ascension 
of Christ" (Bierman), No. 6970, may be obtained at the 
Perry Picture Co., Maiden, Mass. ; price, y 2 cent each. 



MAY 



Songs: "Father and Mother's Care," Hill, p. 74; 
"Bye Baby, Bye," Hill, p. 78; "Robin Red Breast," 
Childland in Song and Rhythm, p. 15; "Chicks," Child- 
land in Song and Rhythm, p. 20; "Rock-a-bye," Child- 
land in Song and Rhythm, p. 26. 

Finger Play: "The Family," Kindergarten Plan 
Book, p. 83. 

(From "Song Stories for the Kindergarten.") 

"I went to the nursery and I saw there 

A mother and baby in rocking chair; 

And these are the words that I heard her say, 

As backward and forward she rocked away: 

'The sheep loves her lamb, and the hen her chick; 

The cat loves her kittens, but I have the pick; 

I have here the sweetest baby of all, 

His love grows for mother as he grows tall.' " 

The fifth commandment : "Honor thy father and 
thy mother/' etc. 

Rest Exercise: Helping mother and father. Birds, 
flying and the dramatization of nest building. 

References for Teachers' Reading: "Mother Stories 
from the Book of Mormon," W. A. Morton, pp. 1-8; 
15-17; 21-36; "The Story of the Book of Mormon, ,, 
Reynolds; "The Flower Basket/' "Bird's Nest," and "The 
Family," from Froebel's Mother Play. 



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LESSON 13. MOTHERS' DAY. 

Aim: The mother's great love for her children 
should be acknowledged and appreciated. 

Morning Talk: (Have with you a collection of 
pictures of mothers with children.) I have some pictures 
to show you this morning. Ralph may pass this one and 
when every child has seen it we will talk about it. What 
is the mother doing? Do you see any pictures on the 
walls which tell us about a mother and baby? Tell me 
some of the things mother has to do for your baby 
brother and your sister? And she had to take the same 
care of you when you were tiny babies. What does she 
do for you now? If any of the children are sick what 
does mother do? I wonder why she does so much for 
her children? Yes, it is because she loves you better 
than any one else in the world except your father. Now, 
what do you think is the best way to thank her for what 
she does for you? I wonder if you couldn't do something 
for mother today to make her happy. This is Mothers' 
Day. 

(Help your children to carry out the thought of the 
day. You may live where wild flowers are in bloom. 
Take the children out long enough for each child to pick 
a few flowers. They may each tie a piece of baby ribbon 
around the bunch. And you might write a little note, at 
the childdren's dictation, if possible, expressing love and 
good wishes to the mother, to be attached to the ribbon 
and flowers. Whatever the gift may be, it will be of 
greater value to the child if he is allowed to put forth 
some effort in preparing it.) 



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Story: (Have your sketch ready, either on black- 
board or paper. First show one of your mother pictures 
again.) Helen was a little baby girl, like the little child 
in this picture. She was just beginning to learn to walk. 
She could stand by the chairs or table and reach for 
things; but if she wanted to get to another part of the 
room quickly she would get down on her hands and 
knees and creep away as fast as she could. Helen's 
mother thought her the dearest little baby girl in all the 
world. She took the best of care of her darling. She 
fed her good food, gave her a fresh bath each morning, 
(Let children tell you this part.) dressed her in clean 
clothes, and then when she had time she played with 
Helen. And mother was paid for it all with smiles and 
kisses from her baby girl. Sometimes mother rocked her 
baby to sleep. (Sing "Rock-a-bye Baby" or any lullaby 
you know and pretend to rock a baby to sleep.) But 
when Helen was awake she was into all sorts of mischief. 
She would try to reach for the plates on the table, and 
sometimes pull them off and break them. If mother's 
eyes had not been always watching, she would have been 
hurt many times. Mother knew she was just a baby 
girl who knew no better. She watched her closer than 
ever and tried to keep her away from things that she 
could break. 

One day mother had to go on an errand. She left 
Helen with her older sister May, and thought that every- 
thing would be all right. But someone left the door 
open, and the gate open, too. Here is a picture of the 
house and a fence around it. What do you see across 
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What do you see growing? What color do you think 
the flowers are? Some of the pretty, yellow ones grew 
over by the edge of the precipice. Sister May, who was 
supposed to be taking care of baby Helen, was not watch- 
ful like mother. Who would like to tell me what they 
think happened? Yes, the baby crept out of the door, 
down the path, through the gate and across the street. 
She spied those pretty flowers and started after them. 
She w r as almost to the edge of the precipice when her 
mother saw her. 

The poor mother was so frightened that she could 
not move. She knew that if Helen went much farther 
she would fall over and be killed. If she called to her 
she might frighten her and then she would be sure to fall. 
She did not know what to do. At last she knelt down in 
the middle of the road and prayed to Heavenly Father to 
help her know what to do. Her prayer was answered. 
Fear left her and she knew that she could save her baby. 
She began singing ever so sweetly "Rock-a-bye Baby." 
(Sing.) And she kept creeping nearer and nearer as 
she sang. Baby Helen knew her mother's voice. She 
did not move until mother was close to her. Then, just 
as she reached her chubby hands to gather the flowers 
mother's arms were around her. She was safe ! 

Baby Helen was too voting to know her mother had 
helped to save her life; but when she was older and heard 
the story, she loved her mother more than ever, and was 
thankful to Heavenly Father for blessing her with such 
a mother. — Adapted from "A Mother's Alarm," from the 
Greek. 



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LESSON 14. FATHER LEHI AND HIS FAMILY. 

Text: I Nephi 2; 3:1-9; 5:1-11; 17:1-5; 16:8-10, 16, 

26-29; 17:1-6; 18:4-8, 23-25. 

Aim: Appreciation of father's love and kindness 
brings the blessings of the Lord. 

Morning Talk: Last Sunday we talked about 
mother. There is some one else in the home who loves 
you, too. Who is it? Father does so many things for 
you. What are some of them? What can you do for 
father, to show him that you love him? 

Story: A long, long time ago there lived a man 
named Lehi. His wife's name was Sariah. They had 
four sons, whom they loved dearly. Their names were 
Laman, Lemuel, Sam and Nephi. Their home was in a 
large city. Father Lehi had a comfortable house for his 
family, and gave them everything that they needed. Lehi 
not only loved his wife and children dearly, but did every- 
thing he could to make them happy. He loved the Heav- 
enly Father also, and tried to do what was right. 

There were many people in that city who did not 
love Heavenly Father. They were not kind to each 
other. They did many things that were wrong. Lehi 
tried to help them, but they would not let him. At last 
Heavenly Father told Lehi, in a dream, to take his family 
and leave the wicked city, for He was going to punish the 
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their riches. They took with them just the clothes and 
food and tents which they needed for the journey. Lehi 
was very glad to go, because he knew that Heavenly 
Father was going to lead them to a more beautiful land, 
where they could build new homes. Laman and Lemuel 
did not want to go. They did not love their kind father 
as they should have done. They thought he was foolish 
to leave their home just because he had had a dream. 
They said, "You will take us out in the wilderness where 
there are no houses, and where no people live, and we will 
starve to death." Sam and Nephi trusted their father. 
They loved him and knew that Heavenly Father would 
help him find the new land. When they found a place 
where there was plenty of shade trees and water they 
camped. 

Once, after they had found such a place, father Lehi 
called his sons to him and said, "Heavenly Father has 
told me to send you back to the city, to get a book which 
the ruler has. Your mother and I will wait here for you. 
Laman and Lemuel said, "No, we will not go. The ruler 
will never let us have the book." Nephi said, "Father, I 
will go for you. I know that we can get the book, for 
Heavenly Father wants us to have it." Laman and 
Lemuel finally decided to go with Sam and Nephi. They 
were gone many days. They had a great deal of trouble 
in getting the book. But at last, just as Nephi had said, 
Heavenly Father helped them to get it. They soon 
joined their father and mother, and all were happy to- 
gether again. Father Lehi read to them things which 
were written in the book, and thanked Heavenly Father 
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Not long after this, Lehi sent his sons again to the 
city. They went this time to invite some friends to take 
the journey with them. The father of that family had 
several beautiful daughters, and Heavenly Father wanted 
Lehi's four sons to marry them. Then each of the sons 
would have a family, and there would be more people to 
go to the promised land. These people were willing to 
join Lehi and his family, and the four brothers led the 
way through the wilderness back to father Lehi and their 
mother. 

They were now ready to start on the long journey. 
It would have been a very pleasant journey if it had not 
been for Laman and Lemuel. They were always grum- 
bling about something. One day they said, "Father Lehi 
does not know which way to go. We will all be lost." 
"Heavenly Father will help us," said Sam and Nephi. 
And Sam and Nephi were right. The very next morning 
as Lehi stepped outside his tent door he saw something. 
What was it? He was very much surprised and 
picked it up. It was not like any ball he had ever 
seen. It was made of brass, and on it were two 
pointers like the hands of a watch. Lehi knew who had 
caused the ball to be by his tent door, and told his chil- 
dren. Do you know who it was? Yes, Heavenly Father 
gave it to Lehi so that he would know which way to 
travel. Sometimes He caused writing to appear upon 
the ball so that Lehi would know just what to do. Lehi 
took good care of it and followed its directions. It led 
the people through the coolest and shadiest part of the 
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and also water to drink. And after many days they came 
to the ocean. 

''How can we ever cross so much water?" asked 
Laman and Lemuel. "We never can do it," they said; 
"'our father Lehi has brought us out here to die. We 
will never get to the promised land." "Oh, yes we will," 
said Xephi. ''Heavenly Father has guided us this far; 
He will help us now." Xephi was right again. Heav- 
enly Father directed them in building a ship which car- 
ried them across the ocean. 

The promised land was the most beautiful land they 
had ever seen. Green trees and grass grey everywhere, 
and the flowers couldn't have been prettier. The sun 
shone brightly and all were happy. Even Laman and 
Lemuel were happy and selected places on which to build 
homes for their families. 

One day father Lehi called his family together. Here 
they are in the picture. (Show, picture.) Will you 
point to the one you think is father Lehi? What is he 
doing? Of course. He wanted to thank Heavenly 
Father the very first thing for guiding them to their 
beautiful new home. Can you see a little boy near his 
mother? He was born while they were traveling in the 
wilderness. I am sure all the people that day, even 
Laman and Lemuel, said, "Father Lehi knew best." 

LESSON 15. NEPHI OBTAINING FOOD FOR 
THE FAMILY. 

Text: I Xephi 16:14-32. 

Aim: God blesses those who strive earnestly to help 
others. 



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Morning Talk: (Show pictures that you have of 
children playing happily together and amusing or helping- 
other children, etc. Let them tell you of the games they 
play with their brothers and sisters. You may be able to 
draw from them the opposite side of the picture and the 
result of selfishness. The negative side must be treated 
skilfully if used. Then lead the children to an apprecia- 
tion of the aim.) 

Story: One time when Lehi and his family were 
in the wilderness they were without food. They were 
far away from the city. The food they had taken with 
them when they left the city was all gone. No people 
were living in the wilderness, so they could not buy food. 
But they had plenty to eat before this, because the four 
brothers — -Laman, Lemuel, Sam and Nephi — had hunted 
in the mountains for wild animals, and Heavenly Father 
had caused the meat to be sweet and good for them to 
eat, and all went well with them. 

One morning Nephi and his brothers started out to 
hunt for food. They took their bows and arrows with 
them. This is what they looked like. (Draw picture of 
a bow and arrow.) Nephi's bow was made of fine steel. 
The brothers climbed the mountain side. (Show draw- 
ing.) They looked among the bushes and trees. It was 
a hard journey that day. Laman, Lemuel and Sam had, 
in some way, broken their bows and arrows. They were 
cross and tired and hungry. But they went on hunting, 
because Nephi still had his good bow and arrow and they 
needed food for their families. Nephi was very anxious 
to help his brothers. Sudenly he spied an animal near 
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what do you think happened? His bow broke. Now, 
the brothers were in trouble! What would they do? 
How could they go home without food for their wives 
and little children and their father and mother? Nephi 
felt the saddest of all. If he had not broken his bow 
everything would have been well with them. Sam tried 
to cheer his brother. But Laman and Lemuel said 
crossly, "Why did you so carelessly break your bow? 
Now we will starve to death. If it had not been for you 
and our father Lehi we w T ould now be in our comfortable 
home in the city and have plenty to eat." They scolded 
Nephi all the way back to camp. 

It was harder than ever for Nephi when he saw the 
families. They were all so hungry, and they did not 
know where they would get anything to eat. The fathers 
and mothers and little children all w T ent to bed that night 
hungry. And I am afraid most of them went without 
saying their prayers. I am sure Laman and Lemuel had 
forgotten all about Heavenly Father. But Nephi did 
not forget to pray. And he tried to think what he could 
do. At last he thought of something. 

Early the next morning he hunted for a straight 
stick. He bent the stick and made a good bow out of it. 
Then he took a strong, stout stick and sharpened the end 
of it, for an arrow. Next he went to his father Lehi, and 
said, "Whither shall I go to obtain food?" Lehi looked 
on the ball. He was troubled when he saw the writing on 
it. Heavenly Father w^as displeased with Laman and 
Lemuel and those who had forgotten Him. While the 
rest of the family were thinking about what Heavenly 
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themselves, Nephi looked at the little pointers on the ball. 
The pointers pointed to the top of the mountain. (Show- 
drawing again and point to the top of one of the moun- 
tains you have drawn.) 

He hurried away with his new bow and arrow. He 
went the very way the ball said he should go. When he 
reached the top what do you think he saw? And he 
killed the animals for food. He went back to camp just 
as fast as he could go with his heavy load. What do you 
think Nephi's brothers and the rest of the people did 
when they saw Nephi bringing them food? 



JUNE 



Songs: "Who Taught the Birds ?" Kindergarten 
Plan Book, page 192; "Bees," Child-Land in Song and 
Rhythm, page 17; "Pansies," Deseret Sunday School 
Songs, page 127; "Little Lambs so White and Fair," Kin- 
dergarten Plan Book, page 441. 

Memory Gems: And Jesus Said: "I am the Good 

Shepherd; my sheep hear my voice, and I know them, 
and they follow me." 

"We follow, O, blessed Savior; 

Thy little lambs are we; 
O keep our feet from straying, 

Till we Thy face shall see." 

—J.. R. Murray, 

In Dainty Songs for Lads and Lasses. 

Rest Exercises: Flying of birds. Bees and butter- 
flies flying among the flowers. Some of the children may 
be flowers. They stand in various parts of the circle and 
hold their hands together to represent the blossoms. The 
children who are bees or butterflies flit from one to the 
other. Home activities, especially those in which the boys 
help ; and farm activities. 

Finger Play: "The Lambs," Kindergarten Plan 
Book, page 44. 

Reference Books for Teachers' Readings: "Out of 
Doors in the West," Paul; "First Book of Birds," Olive 



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Thorne, Miller; "J esus the Christ," Talmage, pages 389, 
390, 454-461 ; "A Life of Christ for the Young," Weed, 
pages 229-235. 

LESSON 16. THE BIRDS. 

Aim: Aiding in the care of birds will help to make 
our homes bright and insure protection from insect pests. 

Morning Talk: (Your talk will be more interesting 
if you use pictures.) I wonder who saw some little birds 
this morning? What kind of birds did you see? (Let 
children tell you all they can about them.) Who made the 
beautiful birds? And Heavenly Father knows them 
just as He knows the children. The little birds are very 
kind friends to us. Do you know in what way they are 
our friends? Yes they sing for us and help to make the 
world bright, but they do something more than that. 
What is the matter with this apple? (Show apple or any 
other fruit that is wormy.) Part of it we cannot use be- 
cause of the worm hole. The worms would spoil most of 
the fruit and vegetables and trees if it were not for the 
birds. Have you seen a robin read-breast with a worm 
in its mouth ? The blue-birds eat a great many, too. The 
meadow-larks and black-birds eat catterpillars so that the 
leaves on the trees are saved. There are tiny bugs and 
insects which crawl into the bark of trees. Here is the 
picture of a bird. He has a long bill. Do you know his 
name? What is Mr. Woodpecker doing? Heavenly 
Father has caused his feet to grow so that he can hold to 
the trunk of the tree and peck and peck away. He eats 
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of trouble, don't they? Some birds help us by eating 
them. (Talk about the fly-catchers and swallows where 
children are familiar with them.) What can we do for 
the birds to thank them? Yes, we can feed those who 
stay with us in cold weather. They do not need to be fed 
in the summer-time, because there are so many seeds and 
insects for them to eat. What do naughty boys some- 
times do to the nests? Can we do anything to help the 
birds? And I'm so sorry to say that sometimes boys try 
to shoot them. If you ever see one with a gun or flipper 
what can you tell him? When you see old pussy cat after 
a little bird is there anything you can do to save it? Why, 
yes, when you make it fly away pussy can't get it, can 
she? 

Story: I once heard of something very strange that 
happened to all the birds in the town of Killingworth. 
It was springtime and the fruit trees were in blossom. 
The bluebirds and robins were busy in the tree-tops build- 
ing their nests. They sang merrily as they worked. The 
sparrows were as noisy and chirpy as the sparrows we 
see here. But the big black crows were the noisiest birds 
of all. They crowded about the trees in the fields where 
the farmers were plowing the ground. One farmer said, 
"You noisy rascals. How I wish we could get rid of you! 
You will eat the wheat I'm going to plant just as soon as 
it is ripe." He went to his neighbor and said, "Can't we 
do something to get rid of the birds? They are such a 
nuisance." His friend said, "I wish we could do some- 
thing. As soon as my cherries are ripe the little thieves 
will be in my cherry orchard." 

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done about the birds. All the men of the town went to it. 
The farmers said, "Let us destroy the birds. " But the 
school teacher said, "O don't kill the little birds. They 
make sweet music for us all. The thrushe's song is so 
beautiful early in the morning. The bluebirds perched 
high up in the tree-tops pour forth their rich melody. 
And don't you love the cheery song of the meadow lark? 
And would you slay our lovely songsters just because 
they eat a few handsful of wheat and rye and barley, or 
peck at your cherries? The cherries are not nearly so 
sweet as the songs of the birds. 

" 'Do you ne'er think what wondrous being these? 
" 'Do you ne'er think what wondrous beings these? 

"What would our fields and orchards be without the 
birds? Would you rather see insects all around and bugs 
crawling here and there than to see the birds flitting about 
and singing their happy songs? You say they are thieves. 
But they keep away harmful insects which will eat the 
leaves off of all }^our grain and trees and you will have no 
harvest." 

The farmers just laughed at the school teacher. They 
thought he did not know any more about birds than they 
did. And they would have their way. So every dear little 
bird was killed. 

The hot days of summer came. There were no birds 
to make the days pleasant, but in their stead caterpillars 
everywhere. In the orchards and hanging from trees they 
ate the green leaves until there was no shade from the hot 
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fields and gardens. The beautiful flowers could not live. 
People could not walk about without worms falling on 
their hats and dresses. The farmers had found out their 
mistake when it was too late. 

"We must do something to have the birds with us 
again/' they said. So the next spring they thought of a 
plan. One day a wagon filled with green branches of trees 
was drawn through the streets. It was a strange sight, 
for hanging among the branches were bird cages filled 
with birds. The farmers had sent away off to another 
country to get every kind of bird they could. There were 

(let children name the kinds) in the cages. But they 

did not keep them there long. What do you think they 
did with them? 

And they took care that no one harmed the birds. 
— Adapted from Longfellow's "Birds of Killingworth." 

LESSON 17. THE LOST SHEEP. 

Text: Matt. 18:11-14; Luke 15:3-17. 

Aim: Jesus, the Good Shepherd, loves and cares 
for His sheep. 

Morning Talk: (Show pictures of sheep and let 
children tell you about them.) Some little boys and girls 
have pet lambs to play with. What must they do to take 
good care of them? Have you ever seen a herd of sheep? 
Who takes care of them? What does a shepherd have to 
help him? Do you know where he takes the sheep? The 
shepherds always take their sheep where the grass is 
best and where they can have water to drink. Long ago, 
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sheep better than the shepherds do here. He named each 
sheep, and the sheep knew his name and his master's 
voice and followed him. One day Jesus told the people 
this beautiful story. 

Story: Once there was a shepherd who had one 
hundred sheep and lambs. He knew every one of them 
by name, and when he called to them they ran to him for 
they knew his voice. Every day he led them to the fields 
or hillsides where the grass was green. There he 
watched over them and if any were ever injured by fall- 
ing rocks or sharp branches he took care of them. Some- 
times in the evening when they were returning to the 
sheep fold he carried the tried little lambs. The sheep 
fold was a place where the cold night winds and storms 
could not harm them. All around the fold was a high 
stone wall with branches of thorns laid over the top so 
that wild animals could not jump over and get the sheep. 
On one side of the wall there was a gate through which 
the sheep passed. Each evening the good shepherd 
counted his sheep as they went through the gate into 
the fold. If any were not there he hunted for them so 
that all would be safe for the night. 

One day a little lamb was very frisky and kept leav- 
ing its mother and running off by itself. The shepherd 
watched it and called it back many times. But at last 
it wandered away so far that it did not hear the good 
shepherd's voice when he called the sheep together. 

When he counted the sheep that night there were 
only ninety-nine. The good shepherd was worried. One 
of his sheep was not there. Which one was gone? Then 
he knew that it must be the little frisky lamb for the 



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mother sheep was calling, "bah, bah," and hunting among 
the sheep for it. "I must go and find the little sheep," said 
the good shepherd. "It will never do to leave it out all 
night. Wolves might find it and then my lamb would be 
lost." He was very tired for he had walked far with the 
sheep that day and needed rest, but he hurried back over 
the hills and rough, rocky places calling as he went. 
When he reached the place where the sheep had been 
feeding that day he called again and again but he heard 
no answer. He went in another direction where there 
were rocks and bushes. He looked all around. He called 
again. This time he heard a very weak little, "Bah, bah." 
He ran in the direction of the sound, and there he saw 
his little lamb caught in the bushes. He quickly pulled 
away the branches which had caught the little woolly coat 
and tenderly picked the lamb up in his arms. He wrapped 
his cloak about it to keep the cold winds from harming 
it. He took it back to its mother in the sheepfold. Then 
he called his friends to him and said, "Rejoice with me; 
for I have found my sheep which was lost." 

Here is the picture. Where is the little lamb? Why 
could it not get away? What is it lying on? Yes, and 
I'm sure that rock was very cold for it was almost dark. 
It was indeed a blessing that this shepherd found it. Do 
you know the name of the Good Shepherd. You have 
seen His picture before? Yes, Jesus is our Good Shep- 
herd. Who are His little lambs? Who are His sheep? 
Jesus told the story so that we would know how much 
He loves us. He loves us even more than that shepherd 
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the lost sheep? But Jesus loves them and is ever ready 
to help them do right. 

Sometimes you hear the big folks sing this song 
which tells the same story. (Teachers sing part, at least, 
of, "Dear to the Heart of the Shepherd," page 295 in 
Deseret Sunday School Songs. Sing the two parts, if 
possible. The song is too difficult to teach them but they 
will enjoy hearing you sing it.) 

Picture: The Good Shepherd. (Fra Angelica.) 

LESSON 18. THE PRODIGAL SON. 
Text: Luke 15:11-32. 

Aim: Our Father in heaven loves all His children. 

Morning Talk : W e have so many beautiful flowers 
here this morning. We might put them in the center 
of the circle where all can see them. Robert you may 
bring the tall vase and Emily may get us the other vase. 
Some of you have roses with long stems. Which vase 
will be best for them? Very well, you may arrange your 
flowers the way you think they will look the prettiest. 
After Sunday School where would you like them to go? 
Now I want you to tell me all the things which help to 
make the flowers grow.* Yes the soil, the sun and rain, 
the people who take care of the flowers and the Heavenly 
Father all help. 

What did the farmer plant early in the spring? What 
work does he have to do to keep the fruits and grains and 
vegetables growing? He is very busy at this time of the 
year for he has to care for all the animals on the farm. 
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Story : Once there was a man who had large fields 
of growing grain and horses and cows and little calves. 
He had many servants to help him. But more precious 
than all these were his two sons. He loved them dearly. 
And when they were big boys they helped the father. 
The older son enjoyed the work in the fields. He was 
always glad to be near his father and to help him. But 
the younger son grew tired of the home. He wanted to 
go away. One day he said to his father, "Father, give 
me my share of money. Let me have it now and I will 
never ask you for any more. I want to go away and 
have a good time." The father was broken-hearted when 
he heard his son talk in this way. However, he loved 
him so dearly that he gave him the money which he had 
asked for, and the boy went away. 

The father did not know where he went. Each day 
he grieved for his lost son, for he did not hear a word 
from him. Often in the evening he would walk far up 
the road, for he thought, "Perhaps my son will be com- 
ing home." He was always watching and waiting and 
praying for him. Years passed and he heard nothing of 
his youger son, and at last he feared that he was dead. 

Would you like to know where he was and what he 
had been doing? After he left his father he traveled into 
a far country among strangers. He met some boys about 
his own age. They were not the kind of boys his father 
would have wanted him to have for companions. They 
were kind to him only because he had money to spend. 
He spent his money for food that was not good for him 
to eat. He went to places where it was wrong for him to 
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day he spent more of his father's money foolishly and 
did not work to earn more. When the money was all 
gone his wicked companions laughed at him and would 
have nothing more to do with him. His fine clothes be- 
came ragged and dirty. He had no money with which- to 
buy food. He hunted for work but for a long time could 
not find any. He was hungry and cold and had no home. 
At last he found a man who gave him work. He sent 
him to the fields to feed pigs. The boy was so hungry 
that he wanted to eat the corn husks he threw to the 
pigs. Then he thought of his father who had all this time 
been watching, and waiting and praying for him. He 
said, "How many hired servants of my father's have 
bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger. 
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, 
Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, 
and am no more worthy to be called thy son; make me 
as one of thy hired servants." So he arose and went to 
his father, to tell him how sorry he was for what he had 
done. 

That day the father was again looking up the road 
to see if his son was coming home. He saw him afar 
off and ran to meet him. He gathered him in his arms 
and kissed him. Here you see the father and son to- 
gether in the picture. See how happy the father looks. 
What is he doing with his cloak? Why is he putting his 
cloak over his son's shoulders? He took the boy to the 
house and said to his servants, "Bring forth the best robe, 
and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand and 
shoes on his feet. And bring hither the fatted calf ; and 
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and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. " And they 
began to be merry. 

Jesus told this beautiful story to the people. He 
wanted us to know how kind and merciful our Heavenly 
Father is to all of His children. He is very sad, like 
the father in the story, when we do wrong. But when 
we are sorry and try to do better He is always willing 
to help us. 



JULY 



Songs: "Our Flag" p. 22, and "The Merry Breezes," 
p. 10 in Child-Land in Song and Rhythm; "Summer 
Song," p. 44, in Song Stories for the Kindergarten ; "Put 
Your Shoulder to the Wheel," p. 178, Deseret Sunday 
School Songs. 

Memory Gem: 

"My country! I honor her 
By being good and true; 
And this way prove how well I love 
The red, the white, the blue !" 

—Susie M. Best. 

Rest Exercises: March to tunes of national airs. 
Let children carry and wave flags. Teach them to re- 
spect the flag. It should not be allowed to touch the 
ground. The children will be very watchful, if rightly 
guided by the teacher. 

Motions of ringing a bell. 

Imaginary trip to the canyon — the trees, the run- 
ning stream of water, the birds and insects flying can 
be dramatized, also climbing the hill-side. 

Reference for Teachers' Readings: "Independence 
Day," (Schauffer.) 

"And if we love the flag, let us be the kind of patriots 
who shall see to it that it is never dishonored, that it 
always stands for justice, for the right, for humanity, and 
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LESSON 19. INDEPENDENCE DAY. 

Text: History of the United States. 
Aim: Courage to do right wins the favor of God 
and man. 

Morning Talk: What is the name of the holiday we 
have the first part of this month? What do you see on 
the houses? What are some of the things we do on 
the Fourth of July? This day is the birthday of our 
country, and each year we have a big birthday party. 
You have birthdays each year. Would you like to tell us 
what you do on your birthday? 

Story: Once there were no people living in this 
country, except Indians. They lived wherever they 
pleased. They hunted in the forests and fished in the 
streams. All the white people lived far over the great 
ocean and knew nothing about this beautiful country, nor 
about the Indians. Then one time a brave man sailed 
across the ocean with a company of sailors. He found 
the new country and saw the strange Indians, and when 
he returned home he told the people all about his visit. 

Many people at that time lived in crowded cities. 
They were very poor, and some of them said, "Let us 
go to the new country. We can make better homes 
there for our children. " So they crossed the ocean and 
began to build new homes. Other people were ruled over 
by kings. One of the kings made his people pay him 
so much money that they had very little left with which 
to buy food and clothing. So they said, "We will go to 
the new country/' and they did so. Another king tried to 
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did not want to go to the same church as the king, be- 
cause they knew the king did things that were not pleas- 
ing to Heavenly Father. So they built a little church 
of their own and went to it each Sunday. There they 
sang their songs and prayed to Heavenly Father. This 
made their king very angry and he did everything that 
he could to make them unhappy. At last these people 
said, "We will find a new home." It was not easy for 
them to leave their comfortable homes and friends, but 
they believed it was right for them to go, and they 
crossed the ocean to the new country. 

There were no houses where they landed. There 
were no green trees, because it was winter time. The 
cold winds blew and the snow fell and the ice was on the 
water, but the brave little band of pilgrims helped each 
other. They built houses, and a little church in which 
they could worship the Heavenly Father the way they 
felt was right. 

All the people who came to the new country had a 
very hard time at first. The Indians did not want them 
on their land and gave them a great deal of trouble. 
They were often cold and hungry. But more people kept 
coming to the new country. Then they had more help. 
They were able to make more cloth for their clothes. 
They built warmer houses and built schoolhouses for 
their children. And at last they were happy in the new 
country. 

Then a new trouble came to them. The king in 
the old country thought that they should do just what 
he said. He wanted them to pay money to him and do 
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the wisest and bravest men in the new country met to- 
gether to decide what they should do about the matter. 
They believed that every man should be allowed to do 
what he knew was right. They wanted all people to 
know this, and one of the men was asked to write down 
upon a large sheet of paper what they wanted to do. 
They called the message that was written the Declaration 
of Independence. Then the brave men who wanted to be 
free and make their own laws wrote their nances on the 
paper. 

There was great excitement in the city the day this 
happened. People did not go to work. Many of them 
walked up and down the streets, asking each other, "Will 
they sign the . paper ?" One old gentleman went up the 
winding stairs to the top of a building where a big, 
iron bell hung. He waited and waited for his grandson 
to tell him to ring the bell. The grandson stood near 
the door of the room where the great men were writing 
their names. When most of them had signed the paper 
the boy was told to let his grandfather know. He ran 
to a place where he could be heard and called, "Ring, 
ring, grandfather, ring, ring!" And the big bell rang 
loud and clear for Liberty. The people who heard it ring 
waved their hands and shouted. Cannon boomed and 
big bonfires were made to tell how happy the people 
were. This all happened on the first Fourth of July, long 
ago. 

The king was very angry when he heard about the 
Declaration. He sent his soldiers over the ocean to make 
the people do as he wished. But the people knew that 
they were right and fought the king's soldiers for a long 





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time. Heavenly Father blessed them with strength to 
win the battles so that they were at last free from the 
king. 

What do you see in the picture? What is the boy 
doing? The boys marched by the side of the old men. 
See how brave they look. Some one is carrying a flag. 
Who sees it? You may point to it. It is not just like 
the flags today. There are not so many stars in the field 
of blue. But the flag meant then just what it means now 
— love, purity, and truth. 

There is a beautiful song which tells about the flag. 

Sister will sing it to us when we all stand up to 

listen to it. (If possible have flags for the children to 
wave during the chorus and have the children join in 
singing chorus of ''The Star Spangled Banner. 5 ' Have 
two verses sung.) 

Picture: Spirit of 76 (Willard) ; Copyright, Horace 
K. Turner Co., Boston, Mass. 

LESSON 20. DANIEL IN THE LIONS' DEN. 
Text: Daniel 1 :l-4; 6. 

Aim: Courage to do right wins the favor of God 
and man. 

Story: Ever and ever so long ago there lived in 
Jerusalem a little prince named Daniel. He had a dear 
mother who loved him. She taught him just what he 
should do. She told him about Heavenly Father and 
how He wanted every one to pray to Him three times a 
day — in the morning and at noon and at night. So 
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88 SUNDAY MORNING IN THE KINDERGARTEN. 

day. His mother also told him what he should eat and 
drink to be strong and healthy. 

When Daniel was a big boy, a king from another 
country went to Jerusalem and took many of the people 
back to his home, and Daniel was one of them. And 
because Daniel looked so strong and well he was taken 
with some of the other princes to the king's palace to 
live. He was among strange people and in a strange 
land far away from his mother and father. But Daniel 
was a brave boy. He remembered what his mother had 
said and would eat and drink only things to make him 
strong. He remembered to pray to Heavenly Father 
every morning, every noon, and every night; so that 
when he was a man he was strong and wise. 

It was the very strongest and wisest man the king 
needed to help him rule the people. So Daniel was 
chosen. He could do so much more work for the people 
because he asked Heavenly Father to help him. And 
the king was well pleased. 

The other princes in the land were very angry be- 
cause the king liked Daniel. They said one to another, 
"What can we do to get rid of Daniel? He does every- 
thing so well." They thought and thought. At last one 
of them said, "He kneels down three times a day and 
prays to his God." Then the wicked men were glad for 
they knew what they would do. 

They went to the king and said : "Will you make a 
law that for thirty days no one in all this land shall ask 
for anything from any man or god except you, oh king, 
and if they do they will be put in the lions' den?" This 
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He signed his name to the paper, and nothing could 
change the law after that. 

Daniel read the new law. It meant that if he knelt 
down in the morning, at noon or at night to pray to 
Heavenly Father the king would have him put in a den 
of lions and he would, perhaps, be eaten by the hun- 
gry beasts. But could he stop praying to Heavenly 
Father who had made him strong and wise? His mother 
had told him when he was a little boy that it was the 
right thing to do. So he opened his window, knelt down 
and prayed just as he had always done. 

The wicked princes were watching. The next day 
they watched and Daniel did the same thing. So they 
went to the king and said, "Oh king, you made a law 
that no one should ask anything of any god or man 
except you for thirty days, but Daniel is praying to his 
God three times every day for we have seen and heard 
him." Then their king did not know what to do. He 
loved Daniel and wanted to save him but he could not, 
for the law was made and nothing could change it. So 
he sent for Daniel. 

Daniel knew what it meant. But he walked up 
bravely for he knew he had done what was right. He 
went to the lions' den, the door was opened, and he 
walked in, and the king locked the door. 

The princes watched it all and said, "Now we are 
rid of Daniel." But the king went back to his palace. 
He could eat no supper, he could listen to no music, he 
could not sleep. He just prayed all night that Heavenly 
Father would take care of Daniel. The next morning 
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O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom 
thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the 
lions?" 

This picture will show you the answer. What do 
you see? Do you know why the lions did not touch 
Daniel? What is Daniel doing? Yes, he is answering 
the king. He said, "My God hath sent his angel, and 
hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me." 

How glad the king was to hear Daniel speak. He 
sent for men to open the door and Daniel walked out. 
Then the king made another law. He sent word to all 
his people to pray, as Daniel did, to the Heavenly 
Father. 

LESSON 21. THE PIONEERS. 
Text: History of Utah. 

Aim: Courage to do right wins the favor of God 
and man. 

Morning Talk: (Allow the children to tell you 
what the warm, summer days are doing for the crops in 
fields, orchards and gardens; and lead them to feel an 
appreciation of their homes in the glorious west.) 

Story: Lorenzo was a little pioneer boy. Pioneers 
are people who travel far to make homes in a new coun- 
try. One winter he lived with his parents and brother 
in a little log room which barely kept them from the 
blustering winds and snow. Some of the people lived in 
cellars along the hillside, It was a hard winter for all. 
Food was scarce, the days were cold, and many people 
were sick. The reason for all this trouble was that the 



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people had been driven from their homes by wicked men 
because they belonged to the Church that you and I be- 
long to. But they knew that it was right to belong to 
the Church, and no matter what happened they would 
not leave it. 

Their leader, Brigham Young, said that Heavenly 
Father wanted them to go to the Rocky Mountains, to 
make new homes. So when the springtime came the 
Saints began to prepare for the journey. They knew 
that it would be a long, hard journey, and some of the 
strongest men were chosen to go first to find the place 
and make roads for the others to follow. 

Lorenzo's father was chosen to go with the first 
company. When he told his family about it the mother 
wanted to go, too. Now, they had not intended to take 
any ladies or children with the first company, because 
the trip would be such a hard one. But the mother 
knew that she could help by cooking food for the men 
and taking care of any who might be ill. So Lorenzo's 
father asked their leader if he would let Lorenzo's mother 
go, and the leader said she could go. They also decided 
to take Lorenzo and his brother Perry with them. The 
two boys were the only children in the company. 

There were no trains in those days, so how do you 
suppose they traveled? Here we see the wagons in the 
picture. Tell the names of the animals you see? 
Lorenzo's father had two wagons. One was drawn by 
two horses and the other by four oxen. This was a big 
wagon filled with things the family would need when 
they reached the new home. They took a cow and some 
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Brigham Young told them just how they should 
travel. He said, "Stay close together, so that you will 
not get lost, or killed by the Indians, and always carry 
your guns with you. Help each other and share what 
you have together/' Their leader was a wise man, and 
when they did what he said they had no trouble. 

Each morning Lorenzo was up very early, because 
in a pioneer camp there was a great deal of work to be 
done. First of all, every one knelt in prayer to ask 
Heavenly Father to guide them aright. Then they fed 
and watered all the animals. The cows were milked. 
Then after breakfast the pioneers started on the journey 
again. Sometimes Lorenzo rode on a horse and at other 
times he walked. When it was time to camp in the eve- 
ning the wagons were placed in a circle like this. (Show 





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blackboard illustration.) Where douyou think they could 
keep the cattle so they would not get away and be lost? 
Lorenzo's work was to hunt sticks - for the fire, so the 
supper could be cooked. Often, after supper was over, 
and the work for the night done, the people would sit 
around the fire and sing songs together and tell of God's 
goodness to them. Then after prayers all the people 
would go to bed except the men who stayed awake all 
night to see that no harm came to the company. 

They traveled every day except Sunday. On that 
day they rested, held meetings and sang songs. Monday 
when they started on their journey again, they were 
rested and the animals could better pull the heavy loads 
and swim across rivers. 

One afternoon the pioneers camped near a lake! They 
had just placed the wagons in the circle when Indians 
came upon them. Lorenzo had never seen so many 
Indians before. They came from every direction. The 
boy was so frightened he did not leave his mother's side. 
These Indians wanted the pioneers to make them pres- 
ents, so they were given salt and flour and some other 
things. Then they went away. 

One day Lorenzo heard the strangest voice. It grew 
louder and louder and nearer and nearer. The men 
stopped their horses and oxen and held tightly to them. 
Soon a great heard of buffalo went rushing past them. 
Such a noise and dust they made! (If possible show 
picture of a buffalo.) The buffaloes were often killed 
for food. 

There were many rivers to cross, and sometimes the 
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could cross the rivers. Once they had to unload their 
wagons and put the goods on boats and then let the oxen 
pull the wagons across the river. Then thick bushes 
were growing on the other side which had to be chopped 
down and a road made before the wagons could pass on. 

But the hardest part of the journey was traveling in 
the mountains. There were no high mountains where 
Lorenzo had lived. None of the people had seen such 
high ones before. They had to drive the oxen, with their 
heavy loads up one side and down the other, and oh! it 
was such hard work! Often they passed big, gray 
wolves and snakes, for it was a wild country. When they 
crossed the last mountain they saw their new home. 
(Show picture again.) Can you see any houses? Do 
you see any tall trees down in the valley where they are 
going? No, there was nothing growing but sage brush 
and wild flowers. 

The brave leader, Brigham Young, saw from his 
wagon the mountains, the valley and the lake in the dis- 
tance, and he said, "This is the place, drive on." They 
found a place to camp near a stream of pure water. And 
they began to plow the ground and plant some seeds 
the very first thing. Lorenzo's father planted some 
potatoes. 

The next day was Sunday. Of course there was no 
meetinghouse, but the pioneers held a meeting in the 
open air. They sang songs of thanksgiving for their 
new home, and spoke of the goodness of our Heavenly 
Father in leading them safely to it. Brigham Young 
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work on Sunday, and promised them that if they would 
keep the Sabbath day holy they would be blessed. 

I can't tell you how hard those pioneers had to work 
or what troubles they passed through in building a beau- 
tiful city. But people now living are proud to think of 
their brave pioneer grandparents, and each year we have 
Old Folks' Day, to help us to remember them. 

There was one song the pioneers sang so often along 
the journey that Lorenzo could sing it as well as the big 
folks. I will sing part of it to you. (Sing two verses of 
"Come, Come Ye Saints.") 



5 



AUGUST 



Songs : "In Our Lovely Deseret," Deseret S. S. 
Songs, p. 114; "The Cow," p. 19, "The Fruit Vender," 
p. 32, Childland in Song and Rhythm; "God's Work," 
Song Stories for the Kindergarten, p. 71. 
Memory Gem: 

"Pure, cold water is the drink, 
We do truly, truly think, 
For all the living things that God has made." 
Rest Exercises: Picking fruits and vegetables and 
helping to prepare them for the meal. 
Caring for the flowers. 

References for Teachers' Readings : "Word of Wis- 
dom," Sec. 89, Doctrine and Covenants ; "Study of Child 
Nature," Harrison, pp. 39-56; "Mother Plays," Froebel; 
Taste and Flower Songs. 

LESSON 22. HOW BESSIE KEPT THE WORD OF 

WISDOM. 

(An actual experience in a child's life.) 

Aim: By keeping the Word of Wisdom we gain 
physical and spiritual growth. 

Morning Talk: Who can tell us what helps the 
flowers to grow? What would happen to them if we did 
not give them water? And do you know, the very same 
thing would happen to us if we did not drink water. We 
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very good for our bodies and it helps to make them grow 
strong. The cow gives it to us. What is it? There are 
other things which some people drink which are not good 
for their bodies, and Heavenly Father has said that we 
should not use them. He said that if we wish to be 
strong and able to do great deeds we should not drink 
tea or coffee. Some wise men have found out why tea 
and coffee are not good for us. They do not help to make 
our bodies grow, and, what is still worse, they have found 
that there is a poison in both tea and coffee. A poison 
is something which is very harmful to the body, and if 
any one should take enough all at once it would kill him. 
Sometimes people are cross and ill most of the time, and 
no one is happy around them. They wonder what the 
matter is. The trouble is caused by the poison they get 
from tea and coffee working inside of their bodies. Even 
cocoa and chocolate contain some poison, although not 
as much as tea and coffee. So I am sure it will be much 
better for us if we do not touch even chocolate. There 
is another w T ay we like chocolate. We sometimes eat 
chocolate — yes, we all like candy. A little of it is good 
for us. But if we eat it in the afternoon, while we are 
playing, it is not good for us, and might make us sick. 
The best time to eat candy is when we eat our dinners. 

Story: Bessie was going on a visit. Mr. Swan was 
waiting for her outside in a new spring wagon. He was 
going to take her to his home in the country. Father 
carried her valise and placed it in the wagon. Then 
Bessie gave mother and father each a kiss and climbed 
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streets and at last into the yard. Mrs. Swan came out 
to meet them. 

Mr. Swan took Bessie all over the farm and she saw 
the chickens and pigs and cows and sheep. Then they 
were called to supper, and Bessie was so tired that as 
soon as it was over she went to bed. She woke up early 
in the morning, jumped up and dressed and ran out to 
see the bright sun and to breathe the fresh morning air. 
Then she came in with a cheery good morning and got 
ready for breakfast. 

When she sat up to the table she saw such a dainty 
little cup and saucer by her plate. She wondered what 
she was going to have in it. When Mrs. Swan poured 
out some steaming hot coffee little Bessie was very much 
surprised and said cheerfully, "Oh, Mrs. Swan, if you 
please, I don't drink coffee." "You don't drink coffee. 
Well, my dear, you'll just have a little, won't you? It 
will not hurt you." "No, thank you. My mama and 
papa never use coffee, and they would not like me to use 
it, because it is not good for me." Mrs. Swan smiled 
kindly and poured the coffee back. After breakfast was 
over Bessie went out of doors and had such a good time 
feeding the chickens, playing with the kitten, gathering 
some flowers and helping Mrs. Swan pick some berries. 
At dinner time Bessie went to the table with a great big 
appetite. 

There was the same dainty cup in the same place 
as it was in the morning, and she wondered if she were 
going to have some of that nice, sweet milk she saw 
in a pan on the pantry shelf. She just sat and waited. 
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poured some in Mr. Swan's cup and then started to pour 
some in Bessie's, when Bessie exclaimed, "Oh, Mrs. 
Swan, I — I never drink tea either." "Don't drink tea and 
don't drink coffee ! Why, my dear child, what do you 
drink?" "I just drink water and milk," answered Bessie. 
"But my dear child," said Mrs. Swan, "you ought to have 
a warm drink." "Oh,. no; Mrs. Swan, my Sunday School 
teacher says that Heavenly Father does not want us to 
use tea. We may use it sometimes for medicine, but not 
for food." And Bessie looked at Mr. Swan's hand. 
Every time he lifted the cup up to his lips his hand shook 
so that he almost spilled the tea; and she thought, "I 
don't want my hands to shake like that when I am an old 
lady. I am glad I don't drink tea." Mr. Swan looked 
at Bessie and said, "I wish someone had taught me not 
to drink tea or coffee when I was a little boy. — Adapted 
by Ina J. Johnson. 

LESSON 23. DANIEL AND HIS COMPANIONS IN 
THE KING'S PALACE. 

Text: Daniel 1. 

Aim: By keeping the Word of Wisdom we gain 
physical and spiritual strength. 

Morning Talk: (Have with you, in a bag, a collec- 
tion of fruits and vegetables. Call a child to stand in 
front of you with back turned and hands behind him. 
Place one of the objects in his hands and sing: 

"The mystery man has come to town 
Tell us what he brings you." 

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have the objects named and placed in the center of the 
circle. One child blinds his eyes while another hides a 
fruit. The blinded child then opens his eyes and tells 
the name of the missing fruit.) 

I wonder why Heavenly Father has caused all the 
good fruits and vegetables to grow. Yes, He placed 
them on the earth for us to eat. "All wholesome herbs 
God hath ordained for the constitution, nature, and use 
of man. Every herb in the season thereof, and ever> 
fruit in the season thereof; all these to be used with pru- 
dence and thanksgiving." By prudence the Lord means 
not too much. What happens when you eat too much 
fruit? Fruit that is green is not good for you, neither 
is it when it is soft and mushy, for then it is too ripe. 

What did I tell you last Sunday we should never 
drink? Heavenly Father also said, "That inasmuch as 
any man drinketh wine or strong drink among you, be- 
hold it is not good." Strong drinks means whisky or 
brandy or even beer. We should never touch any of 
these. Some people drink so much whisky that it makes 
their actions dreadful. I know of men who cannot have 
pleasant homes or good food and clothes for their families 
just because they drink so much they cannot work. 
Now, if those fathers had never taken a taste of the terri- 
ble stuff their homes would be happy and they would be 
kind and helpful to others. If I were you I would never 
take even a taste of beer. Then I know Heavenly Father 
will bless you. 

Story: Daniel, Hannaniah, Michael, and Azariah 
(Don't expect children to remember these names) were 
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Most of the riches of the land were there. And the boys 
wished most of all to see the great king. "I wonder if 
we will see the king today," they said to each other. But 
they soon found out that they would not see him. They 
were taken into a large room. The boys had never seen 
a room so beautiful before. There were many other 
boys with them. Soon they heard the voice of the king's 
servant, Melzar, who was over all the other servants in 
the palace. The boys listened. He said, "Boys, you 
have been chosen to live in the king's palace for three 
years because you are all strong and well. The king is 
going to have learned men teach you. He has ordered 
that you shall eat the best food in the land. You will 
have the same kind of wines and meats to eat that he 
has at his table. And when the three years are up the 
king will see you and the strongest and brightest among 
you will be chosen to live with him." Each boy was 
very proud to know that he had been chosen, and each 
one was determined to do his best to" be the strongest and 
brightest so that he could live with the king. 

Other servants took the boys to the part of the pal- 
ace where they were to live. Daniel and Hannaniah. and 
Michael and Azariah kept close together, for they were 
friends. Daniel was thinking hard as they walked along, 
and when the four boys were alone he said to them, 
"Boys, I don't want to eat the king's meat or drink his 
wine. My mother taught me that Heavenly Father does 
not want His children to eat and drink such things. 
"And my father and mother taught me the same thing," 
said each of the others. "But what can we do?" "I 
know w T hat we can do," said Daniel ; "we can ask the 



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king's servant, Melzar, to help us. He has been very 
kind to me and I will ask him." 

This picture tells us what happened when the ser- 
vants brought them their dinner. What does one of the 
servants have in his hand? What is the other servant 
bringing? What are the four boys doing? Then Daniel 
spoke up bravely to Melzar and said, "Please, sir, we 
would rather not eat that food. We are not used to it 
and it is not good for us." "But it is the king's orders," 
said Melzar in surprise. "It is the best food in the land. 
The king wants you to eat it so that you can grow strong 
and wise. If the king finds that you do not look so well 
because you do not eat his food he will punish me." 
"Oh we will look all right if you will let us have vege- 
tables to eat and water to drink, and the king need never 
know about it. Please try us for ten days and if we do 
not look as well as the others we will eat your food." 
And Melzar let them do as they wished. In ten days 
what do you think? The four boys were looking fatter 
and fairer than any of the others. And Melzar also no- 
ticed that they could learn their lessons better than any 
of the boys. So he said to Daniel, "You need not drink 
the wine or eat the meat. You may eat vegetables and 
drink water all the time." 

Each day the food they ate helped them to grow 
stronger, and they could work hard with their lessons. 
When the great day came for them to go to the king they 
were big, fine-looking young men. 

They dressed in fine robes and went into the room 
where the king sat on his throne, with his wise men near 
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that he could decide which ones he wanted to have in the 
palace with him. He asked them questions, and those 
who had been eating meat and drinking wine could not 
answer all of them. But Daniel and his friends could 
answer every one. And the king discovered that Daniel 
knew more than his wise men. And so, which of all the 
boys do you think the king chose? 

LESSON 24. ONE RESULT OF KEEPING THE 
WORD OF WISDOM. 

(From an actual experience.) 

Aim: By keeping the Word of Wisdom we gain 
physical and spiritual strength. 

Morning Talk: What are the things we should 
drink if we wish to grow tall and strong? Let us name 
the things which Heavenly Father says are not good for 
us to drink. He tells us that certain foods are good for 
us. What are they? There was one kind of food which 
Daniel would not touch. What was it? We should not 
eat meat in summer time either. Heavenly Father says, 
in talking about meats, "And it is pleasing unto me that 
they should not be used only in times of winter, or of 
cold, or famine. " We do not need meat in the summer 
time, and only a very little of it in the winter if we have 
plenty of other good foods to eat. 

There is one other thing, which big boys and men 
sometimes use and which is very wrong, for it is not 
good for their bodies, and that is tobacco. Heavenly 
Father has told us that it is not good to use it. 



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" j Story: Jack Halliday was a little "Mormon" boy 
who lived in the town of F 

Jack was a jolly little fellow, with big, brown eyes 
that were always smiling. 

Although he was small he was strong, and could run 
faster and jump farther than any of his little friends. 

Jack loved to get up early in the morning to watch 
his papa milk, and he most always helped take the cows 
to the pasture. 

Being out in the fresh morning air gave him a good 
appetite and he was always hungry when breakfast was 
ready. 

One morning Jack got up earlier than usual, and be- 
sides taking the cows to the pasture went to the field with 
papa , to get the horses. 

My ! how hungry he was when he got home. He ran 
into the house and said, "Mama, is breakfast ready? I 
can hardly wait, I am so hungry." 

Breakfast was soon ready and they sat down to eat. 
Jack was delighted to see a platter of nicely browned 
beefsteak. He was very fond of meat, but the family 
seldom had it for breakfast. 

Jack was so hungry and the meat tasted so good he 
asked his mama if he might have another piece. 

His mother looked at him kindly and said, "I would 
rather you w r ould not eat any more, dear. The Heavenly 
Father said that if we want to be well and strong we 
must eat but very little meat." 

"All right, mama," said Jack, "I want to grow up to 
be strong." So he finished his breakfast on bread, butter 
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Jack never ate much meat after that, but instead ate 
vegetables and things that were good for him and he 
grew up to be a strong, bright boy, 

He loved to go out with the other boys and play ball, 
run races, and jump. 

Sometimes Jack's friends wanted him to go with 
them to get soda w r ater or beer, but he always refused, 
because his mama and papa had told him that those 
drinks were not good for him, for they would weaken 
his mind and body. 

He never tasted tea or coffee, but always drank pure 
water. 

When Jack grew to be a big boy he was strong and 
well and was pleasant and jolly wherever he w^ent. 

One day when he came home from the field his 
mother said, "Here is a letter for you, my boy." 

Jack opened the letter and found that it was a call 
to go on a mission to the Eastern States. He was to 
leave in just three weeks, if he accepted the call. 

He sent w r ord to the President of the Church that he 
would go, and commenced making preparations to leave. 

How fast the time did fly ! It didn't seem any time 
until he must say good bye to his father, mother, and 
friends and start on his journey. 

After traveling for some time he reached the city 
where he was to labor. 

He hadn't been there long when he was taken sick. 
He was so very ill that the doctor was called in. 

The doctor said that Jack must go to the hospital 
and be operated on. That was the only chance he had. 
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Jack was taken to the hospital and one of the best 
surgeons in the city operated on him. 

After the operation the doctor told Jack and his 
friends that never before in his life had he seen so pure 
a body as Jack's, and that because of the purity of Jack's 
body he would get well. He said if Jack had ever drunk 
tea, coffee, beer or wines of any kind or used tobacco or 
eaten much meat he would never have survived the oper- 
ation. 

Before many weeks had passed Jack was able to 
leave the hospital, and not long after was well enough to 
go to work. — Adapted by Eva Gardner. 



SEPTEMBER 



Songs: "Father We Thank Thee," Kindergarten 
Plan Book, p. 176; "Flowers' Lullaby/' Hill, p. 23. 

Memory Gem: 

"Man plows the field and scatters 

The wheat seed all around, 

But 'tis God who sends the sunlight, 

And rain upon the ground. 

He sends His rain and sunshine, 

To help to make our bread. 

And when we add our work to His, 

The hungry can be fed." 

— From Song Stories for the Kindergarten. 

Rest Exercises: Visit to a grove. To represent 
tall trees — arms upward stretched, wide spreading 
branches — arms sideward stretched. Movements of wind 
rustling through the branches, birds and bees flying 
about, etc. 

References for Teachers' Readings: "History of 
the Church," Vol. 1, pp. 2-6; 11-18; "One Hundred Years 
of Mormonism," Evans, pp. 14-18; 39-50; "History of the 
Prophet Joseph," Lucy Smith, pp. 72-86; 98, 99;' "From 
Plowboy to Prophet," Morton, p. 4-21. 

LESSON 25. JOSEPH SMITH'S FIRST VISION. 

Aim: Earnest effort to prepare one's self for the 
work of the Lord is rewarded. 



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Story: Joseph Smith is the name of a little boy who 
lived many years ago with his father and mother and 
brothers and sisters on a farm. As soon as he was big 
enough he helped his father in the fields. In the spring- 
time what do you think he did to help? In the summer? 
And what could he do at this time of the year? In the 
winter time Joseph and his brothers and sisters spent 
the cold days indoors. Their mother often told them 
beautiful stories from the Bible, and when they were old 
enough they were taught to read and write. Sometimes 
they went to school. When Joseph could read the Bible 
he was very happy. He learned so many things from it. 
But as soon as the springtime came he went into the 
fields with his brothers to help his father and then there 
w r as little time to read. However, on the Sabbath day 
he could go to Church and hear the minister tell the 
stories of Christ and Heavenly Father. Somehow the 
minister did not always tell the stories as Joseph had 
read them in the Bible. And this Joseph could not un- 
derstand. 

There arose quite an excitement among the people 
belonging to the different churches where Joseph lived. 
Meetings were held in the churches every night. Joseph 
attended meetings in some of the churches. But he was 
puzzled, for none of the churches believed about Jesus in 
the same way. Joseph wanted to belong to a church, 
because he thought that it would be right to do so, but 
which one should he join? He thought and thought 
about it but could not decide. One day he sat reading 
his Bible. In one place he read, "If any of you lack 
wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men lib- 




JOSEPH PRAYING IN THE GROVE. 



L. A. Ramsey. 



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erally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." 
That means if any of you need help to know what to do, 
ask the Heavenly Father and He will help you. Joseph 
said to himself, "I need help to know which church 1 
should join ; I will pray to Heavenly Father and He will 
help me. 

Next morning he woke up early. It was in the 
springtime. Bees were humming and sweet birds were 
singing as Joseph walked to a grove of trees which grew 
near his home. He went to a quiet spot where no one 
would see him. He knelt down to pray to Heavenly 
Father. It was the first time in his life that he had tried 
to pray out loud. Look at the picture. Show me how 
Joseph folded his hands as he prayed. Suddenly there 
came from heaven a glorious light. Can you see it in 
the picture? Finally it rested upon Joseph and he beheld 
two beautiful Beings standing above him. Their faces 
shone with love and brightness. Joseph never could 
tell anyone how beautiful they were, for they were God 
our Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus. They had 
come with a wonderful message to the boy, in answer to 
his prayer. One of them pointed to the other and said, 
"Joseph, this is my beloved Son, hear Him. ,, Then 
Joseph asked Jesus which of all the churches he should 
join. He was told to join none of them for none of them 
were right. He was told many other things an4 then 
the beautiful light gathered about the Father and the 
Son, and they went back to heaven. Joseph's prayer had 
been answered. He knew now that he should join none 
of the churches, but wait until he was older, and then, in 
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LESSON 26. THE BOOK OF MORMON RE- 
VEALED. 

Aim: Earnest effort to prepare one's self for the 
work of the Lord will be rewarded. 
Review last lesson. 

Story: Joseph thought a great deal about the won- 
derful vision he had seen. It made him very happy, and 
he wanted his friends to know that some day the true 
Church would be again upon the earth. So he told them 
about it; but to his surprise the message did not make 
them happy. They would not believe him. They 
laughed at him and w T ere no longer his friends. But he 
knew he had seen the Heavenly Father and Jesus and 
that they had spoken to him and nothing could change it. 
His father and mother and brothers and sisters were very 
kind to him, because they believed what he told them, 
and that helped him. During this time he worked hard 
in the fields with his father and brothers. Then he went 
away to work so that he could earn more money to help 
the family. He grew to be a man. He often thought 
of what he had seen and heard and tried very hard to 
prepare himself for the great work which he was to do. 
It was a long time before he received another message. 
And then he prayed earnestly again to Heavenly Father 
for help. 

This time he prayed in his own room. When he 
went to bed he did not go to sleep. He lay thinking 
about all that had happened since that morning when he 
had prayed in the grove. He wondered if Heavenly 
Father was still pleased with him. He prayed to his 




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Heavenly Father, when suddenly his room began to gel 
light. It was a bright, heavenly light. And before him 
stood a beautiful angel clothed in white. Would you like 
to see the picture? This angel was a messenger sent 
from Heavenly Father. His name was Moroni. He told 
Joseph that Heavenly Father had a great work for him 
to do. He told him of a wonderful book that was hidden 
in a hill near Joseph's home. He said that it was written 
on golden leaves in a strange language, and that Joseph 
would be allowed to write the book in our language, if he 
would try very hard to do what was right. The angel 
said the book told about the people who lived in this 
country long ago and how Jesus visited them and taught 
them the glorious Gospel. He told Joseph about many 
things which were going to happen and what Heavenly 
Father wanted him to do. Then he left Joseph. 

The room became dark again, just as it had been 
before the wonderful visit. Joseph could not go to sleep 
but lay thinking about all he had seen and heard. Then 
the room became light again, and the angel stood before 
him. He repeated to Joseph everything he had told 
him the first time. He also told Joseph that when he 
should receive the book he would have to take great care 
of it. The angel then disappeared. But he returned 
again to Joseph, because his message was so important, 
and Joseph had to remember a great many things. It 
was morning when the angel at last left him. Joseph did 
not tell anyone about the visit. 

He went into the fields, as usual, but he could not 
work. His father thought that he was ill and told him 
to go home. As he neared the house the angel Moroni 



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again appeared to him and repeated the message. He 
told him to tell his father all that had happened. After 
the angel had left him, Joseph returned to the field and 
told his father everything. Mr. Smith listened to the 
wonderful story and then said, "My son, do all that the 
angel has told you to do." Next Sunday I will tell you 
what Joseph did. 

LESSON 27. THE PRECIOUS RECORD. 

Aim: Earnest effort to prepare one's self for the 
work of the Lord will be rewarded. 
Review lessons 1 and 2. 

Story: Joseph went to the hill where the angel had 
told him he would find the book. He walked nearly to 
the top of the hill and there he saw a stone just a little 
above the ground. He knew that was the place. He 
dug the earth from around the stone and lifted it to one 
side. And there in a stone box was the precious book. 
Joseph reached down to take it, but he did not touch it. 
Perhaps the picture will tell you the reason. Who is 
standing before Jospeh? The angel told Joseph that it 
was not yet time for him to take the book. He must wait 
four years and then he might have it, if he proved himself 
worthy to take it. He also told Joseph to come to this 
same place each year until it was time for him to take 
the book. 

So Joseph placed the stone lid over the box and cov- 
ered it over with dirt to make the place look like it did 
before he touched it. Then he went home. 

The next evening, when the family were together, 



L. A. Ram 

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Joseph told them about the angel's visits to him and 
about the precious book he had seen. He told no one 
else, however, because of the wicked men who were mak- 
ing trouble for him all the time. The family had many 
happy evenings together, for the mother, father and 
brothers and sisters listened to Joseph tell of the won- 
derful things Heavenly Father had made known unto 
"him. 

When it was time for him to go to the hill again, 
Joseph thought that he was strong enough to do anything 
the angel would want him to do. He had worked very 
hard during the year so that he would be ready. He 
climbed the hill as he had done on his first visit and found 
the stone box. Joseph saw the golden book in the stone 
box, but the angel would not let him touch it. Joseph 
went back to his home, and told his father and mother 
about his second visit to the hill. They prayed earnestly 
to Heavenly Father to help him. 

After that Joseph worked very hard, indeed, and at 
last the time came when he knew he would receive the 
precious book. He went one evening to the hill. The 
angel was there to direct him. When Joseph had the 
book safely in his hands the angel said, "Now that you 
have the record you will have to be very careful. Wicked 
men will try to take it from you. But if you guard it 
well you will be able to keep it until it is time to give 
it back to me." Then Joseph was left alone with the 
book. 

He guarded it well, and although many times wicked 
men tried to get it away from him, he was able to keep 
it safe, and kind friends helped him. The writing on the 



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golden leaves of the book was very strange. Only 
Joseph could read it, because Heavenly Father had given 
him power. One of Joseph's friends wrote down what 
he read. And when all that was to be read was written, 
the book was given back to the angel. When you are 
big boys and girls you can read the book which was writ- 
ten from the precious golden record. It is the Book of 
Mormon. 



OCTOBER 



Songs: "God's Care of All Things" and "The Fall 
Leaves/' Song Stories for the Kindergarten, pp. 168 
and 25. 

Memory Gem: 

"When I run about all day, 
When I kneel at night to pray, 

God sees. 
Need I ever know a fear? 
Night and day my Father's near : — 
God sees." 

— May Mapes Dodge. 

Rest Exercises: Fishes, Kindergarten Plan Book, 
p. 35. 

Fall activities: Nature — falling leaves, squirrels 
storing food for winter; farmers — gathering harvest; 
home — preparation being made for winter. 

References for Teachers' Readings: "Articles of 
Faith," Talmage, Sec. 10; "Jesus the Christ, Talmage, 
pp. 217-221, 226-228, 695, 702-709; "From Plowboy to 
Prophet," Morton, pp. 37-40. 

LESSON 28. AUTHORITY OF CHRIST AGAIN 
RESTORED TO THE EARTH. 

Text: History of the Church, Vol. 1. pp. 40-42. 
Aim: In order to officiate in the ordinances of the 
gospel, proper authority is necessary. 



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Story: You remember that when Joseph Smith was 
a boy he prayed to Heavenly Father to know which 
church he should join. What answer did he receive? 
The people who belonged to the churches did not do 
what Jesus had taught the people to do when He was 
upon the earth. He taught His friends to partake of the 
sacrament, in remembrance of Him. And in most of the 
meetings Joseph went to, they did not pass the sacra- 
ment at all. Jesus taught the people that it was right to 
be baptized; but many of Joseph's friends did not think 
that baptism was necessary. Jesus chose twelve apostles 
to take charge of His Church. But there were no longer 
twelve apostles to lead the people. And because of these 
things Jesus told Joseph that none of the churches were 
right. But Joseph knew that it would soon be time for 
the gospel of Christ to be upon the earth again. He had 
been promised that if he would do all that Heavenly 
Father wanted him to do, he would be chosen to estab- 
lish the true Church again on earth. He knew that there 
was only one way in which he could do this. He must 
wait until Jesus gave him the power. And one day he 
was blessed to do the great work. 

He was traveling through a part of the country 
where no people lived. His friend Oliver Cowdery was 
with him. They had found a place to rest under the 
shade of the tall trees. They were talking together about 
the wonderful work when three heavenly messengers ap- 
peared to them. Here you see them in the picture. They 
told Joseph and Oliver who they w r ere. They were Peter 
and James and John who had been with Jesus when He 
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Jesus to give Joseph and Oliver the same power that 
Jesus had given them. Then they ordained Joseph to 
be an apostle of Jesus. They gave him power to organ- 
ize the Church and to call good men to help them. They 
also ordained Oliver to be an apostle and to help Joseph. 
They gave them both power to heal the sick, to carry 
the glad message of Jesus to all people, to administer 
the sacrament and to do all things Jesus wanted done in 
His Church. Then the three heavenly messengers left 
them. 

Soon after this the people who had heard about the 
work Joseph was doing, and believed that it was right, 
met together. Six good men were chosen to be the first 
members of the Church. Joseph and Oliver blessed these 
men to carry the message to other people, and those who 
wanted to be members of the Church were baptized. 
Other people joined the Church, and now people from all 
over the world belong to it. 

Do all of your little friends come to this Sunday 
School? They go to other Sunday Schools, don't they? 
They learn many good lessons there just as we do in our 
Sunday School. But there is only one true Church of 
Jesus, and that is the one to which we belong. It is the 
one established by Joseph Smith years ago. 

LESSON 29. JESUS' CALL TO THE FISHERMEN. 

Text: Matt. 4:18-22; 10:1-10; Mark 1:16-20; 3:13- 
19; Luke 5:1-11; 6:12-16; Acts 2, 3, 4. 

Aim: Those who are obedient to the Master's call 
become more helpful to their fellowmen. 



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Morning Talk: Now that the cold days are coming 
what are the birds getting ready to do? What have the 
little squirrels been doing? There are some little ani- 
mals which cannot fly in the air like the bird, or store food 
in holes under ground like the squirrels; they must live 
in water. What are they? Do people ever use fish for 
anything? On the shores of lakes where there are many 
fish, men spend their time catching them and caring for 
them so they can be sent to market and bought by the 
people. Men who do this kind of work are called fisher- 
men. They build their houses on the lake shore and 
their families live in them. 

Story: Peter lived down by the lake shore. In a 
near-by hut lived two brothers — James and John. These 
three boys were friends together. Peter was the oldest, 
and he always said, "When I am a man I will own a boat 
and nets with which to catch fish." The other boys said 
they wanted to be fishermen, too. They loved to play 
in the sand and the water. They learned to swim in the 
lake and to row a boat. Their fathers taught them how 
to catch fish. It was great fun to learn how to drop the 
net down into the water and when it was full of fish pull 
it up and then row the boat to shore with their load. 
(Draw picture of net.) But they had to wait until they 
were strong men before they could do the work. The 
best time to fish was at night and many nights the friends 
spent in their boats hard at work. 

One morning Peter and James and John were on the 
seashore washing their nets. They saw a large crowd of 
people coming toward them. Someone spoke to Peter 
and entered his boat and began to teach the people. This 



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picture will tell you who it was. You may point to 
Jesus. What is He doing? Do you think the people are 
glad to hear what He says? Why? Who are the two 
men in the other boat? James and John wanted to hear 
what Jesus said and they could get nearer to Him by 
going back to their boat. 

When He was through speaking Jesus said to Peter, 
"Go out where the water is deep and let down your nets." 
Peter said, "Master, we have toiled all the night, and 
have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let 
down the net." To Peter's great surprise so many fish 
were caught in the net that he had to call to James and 
John to help him get them to the shore. All the people 
who saw what had happened were greatly astonished, for 
they knew that it was through the power of Jesus that 
so many fish were caught. Peter fell down upon his 
knees before Jesus, for he felt that he was not good 
enough to be near one so great. But Jesus knew that 
Peter. was a good man and said to him, "Come, follow 
me." He also said to James and John, "Come, follow 
me." The three friends left their boats and their nets and 
their homes by the lake shore and followed Jesus because 
they loved Him. 

Bye and bye, Jesus found other men who were will- 
ing to follow Him. One day he chose twelve of them to 
be His very special friends to help Him. He called them 
His apostles. Peter and James and John were chosen. 
He gave them power to heal the sick, to make the blind 
see and to help the people in the ways that He Himself 
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carry the glad message to them. And they did all that 
Jesus told them to do. 

They carried on the same work after Jesus left the 
earth. Peter was chosen to be the leader and James and 
John worked with him, They helped build churches and 
carry the message of Jesus to people everywhere. They 
laid their hands upon the sick and prayed for them and 
they got well. One day they healed a lame man who was 
sitting near the gate of the temple. They could do all 
these things because Jesus had given them power. And 
after they left the earth they went to live with Him in 
heaven. 

LESSON 30. A MISSIONARY CALL AND EXPE- 
RIENCE. 

Text: "My First Mission/' George Q. Cannon. 

Aim: Sacrifice, through love for the Gospel, brings 
spiritual blessings. 

Morning Talk: Mary, w r here is your papa now? 
John, where is your uncle? A short time ago we had 

a concert for Brother , who left to go on a mission. 

I wonder why these men went away? They want people 
to know, about Joseph Smith, how Heavenly Father and 
Jesus came to him, and about the wonderful record the 
angel let him take. They want other people to be happy 
as we are, and know about the Church of Jesus Christ. 
That is w r hy the missionaries leave their homes and travel 
far away to people who have never heard the beautiful 
truths. 

Story: Many years ago a young man was called to 
go on a mission. His name was George Q. Cannon. His 
home was in Salt Lake City and he lived with his broth- 



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ers and sisters. It was hard for him to leave his home 
and friends and go among a strange people. But Heav- 
enly Father had called him and he had been blessed to 
do the work, so he went to a far away land. 

He sailed on a big ship across the ocean to the 
strange country. How different everything looked ! The 
flowers and grasses and trees were not like any he had 
ever seen, but they were very beautiful. The houses 
where the people lived were queer. They were small and 
covered with grass. I have a picture of one of them to 
show you. Brother Cannon and his companion rented a 
little house, and then he went among the people, because 
he had a beautiful heavenly message for them, and he 
wanted to tell them about it. However, the white people 
there, who could understand what he said, would not 
listen to his message. Then he saw some other people 
living in the strange land. Their faces were dark, their 
eyes were brown and their hair was black. But he could 
not speak to them for they talked in a different language. 
Now what could he do? The white people would not 
listen to him, and those with dark skins could not under- 
stand what he said. Yet Heavenly Father had sent him 
to that land to preach the Gospel. The dark-skinned 
people were good and kind and he felt sure that they 
would be glad to listen to him. So he prayed to Heav- 
enly Father for help. 

And this is the way that his prayer was answered. 
One day as he was walking along the road some people 
saw him. They were dark-skinned. They had been 
waiting for the beautiful message to come to them. They 
called to him from their house, "Come here." Brother 



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Cannon understood what they said, and he went into 
their house. From that time he began to understand the 
people and soon learned to talk to them in their own 
language. He was very grateful to Heavenly Father for 
helping him. 

Now that Brother Cannon could talk with the people 
he soon found kind friends who invited him to their 
homes; and of course asked him to eat with them. They 
had no table or chairs but sat upon rugs on the floor, 
and served their food in a big bowl. This food was 
made from the root of a plant which grew in the land. 
They called it poi. Brother Cannon sat down to eat 
some of it with them but it almost made him sick. He 
did not like it at all. He felt very sorry, because he knew 
that if his friends would have to cook him different food 
when he visited them, it would make them extra work, 
and he wanted to eat just what they did. He asked 
Heavenly Father to make the food taste good to him. 
And his prayer w T as answered. The next time he tasted 
poi he liked it as well as bread and butter and vegetables. 

'Brother Cannon lived among the dark-skinned peo- 
ple and learned to love them. He never tired of teach- 
ing them. Many of them knew that the Gospel was 
true and he baptized them. When they were sick he laid 
his hands upon their heads and blessed them and they 
were made well. He was sorry to say good-bye to his 
friends when it was time for him to return home again. 
And those friends loved him dearly for he was the first 
one to carry the glad message to them, and even to this 
day their children talk about Brother Cannon's work 
among them. 



NOVEMBER 



Songs: "Father and Mother's Care," p. 748; 
"Thanks for Daily Blessings/' in Song and Stories for 
the Kindergarten; "Saying Grace/' p. 36, and "Thanks- 
giving Song," p. 28, in Child-Land in Songs and Rhythm. 
Memory Gem: 

"For health and food, for love and friends, 
For everything His goodness sends, 
We thank the Heavenly Father." 

■ — Mary J. Garland. 
Rest Exercises: Activities of farmer caring for the 
harvest. Home activities — ways in which the children 
can help to show gratitude. 

References for Teachers' Readings: "The Gulls," 
Levi Edgar Young in "Juvenile Instructor," Nov., 1913 ; 
"Mother Plays," Froebel. Mowing Grass and Pat-a-cake. 

LESSON 31. A HOME IN THE MOUNTAINS. 
Text: History of Utah.. 

Aim: Thanksgiving and gratitude should be shown 
in deeds as well as in words. 

Morning Talk: (Let children tell of the things their 
parents do for them and what they can do to show their 
gratitude.) 

Story: "Robert! Robert!" called a kind father, 
"do you want to go to the fields with me this morning ?" 
"Oh, yes," said Robert, and soon he was riding down the 



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road to the farm where the men were cutting the wheat. 
How he loved to watch them! And then he could help, 
too. He carried water to the thirsty men at work. By 
the time the men were ready to leave the fields Robert 
was tired and glad to go home to mother, who always 
had supper waiting. It was a happy home. The days 
that Robert did not go to the fields with father he stayed 
with mother. Mother had flowers growing in the garden, 
and sometimes she told him beautiful stories about 
them. 

But something happened to spoil all the good times. 
Wicked men came to their city and took their home and 
farm away from them. And they had to leave every- 
thing, except what few things could be put into a big 
wagon, and started out to seek a new home. 

It was such a cold day when they left the dear 
home. Robert could not keep warm. Mother and father 
had. tried so hard, but they could not get warmer clothes 
for their little boy. So when he was cold he tried hard to 
smile, for that was the best way he could say, "Thank 
you," to father and mother for what they were doing for 
him. 

They rode in a wagon to the other side of a river 
and then camped with their friends. Robert's father 
made a house of logs for them to live in that winter, and 
the next year they made preparations to take a long 
journey. 

Days and days the people traveled to find a new 
home. Robert looked all around him, but he could not 
see any houses or people, except the people who were 
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sometimes with the little boys and girls who were also 
going to the new place. When Robert was tired he rode 
in the wagon. One day he said, "Oh mother, what are 
those thing way over there?" Mother looked to where 
he pointed and said, "They are mountains. " Robert 
had never before seen such high mountains. It took 
many more days to cross over the mountains and go 
through canyons. And at last father said, "Here we are 
in our new mountain home." How thankful they were ! 
Who knows how they could thank Heavenly Father for 
guiding them safely to the new home? 

Robert looked all around. There were no big 
houses, no stores, no beautiful flower gardens, no tall 
trees. Everything seemed so strange. Father said, 
"Now Robert, we must work, and we will soon have 




A FORT. 



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a house." Robert wished that he was big enough to 
carry logs like father did and put them into place. He 
watched father and the kind men who helped build two 
little rooms against another house. All the houses were 
built together and just alike at first, and the place was 
called a fort. Here is a picture of it. ( Show blackboard 
illustration.) Where are the windows and doors? On 
the outside there are no windows. There are places left 
to put guns through, so that wild Indians could be driven 
away if they tried to harm the people. "This place will 
have to do until we can build a better house, " said Rob- 
ert's father. "Now I will help some of the other breth- 
ren with their houses. That will be the best way to show 
Heavenly Father how thankful we are for our new 
home, won't it?" Robert said, "Yes, I am sure it will." 
So they all worked together. 

In a few years the family moved out of the fort into 
a comfortable home. It was even better than the one 
from which they had been driven. Mother had a pretty 
flower garden. Father had fields of ripening grain. 
Robert was a big boy and had helped to plow the ground 
and care for the grain. He had helped father to build 
the house. And they all loved their mountain home 
dearly. 

LESSON 32. THE CRICKETS AND THE GULLS. 
Text: History of Utah. 

Aim: Thanksgiving and gratitude should be shown 
in deeds as well as in words. 

Morning Talk: I am thinking about something we 
have in our homes. Mother makes bread out of it. 



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What is it? What other things does mother make with 
flour? Where does she buy the flour? Who earns the 
money to pay for it ? I wonder if any of you know where 
the grocery-man gets the flour? Out of what does the 
miller grind it? Where does he get the wheat? What 
does the farmer have to do in order to have wheat to sell 
to the miller? What does he do to the ground to get 
it ready for planting the seeds? What does he do to 
help the seeds to grow? So we have the farmer and 
miller to thank for our bread. And in our homes who 
should we thank? Is there any one else to thank? Yes. 
Heavenly Father, most of all. What does He send to 
help? 

Story: What a splendid sight the fields of growing 
wheat were to the Pioneers? The tender leaves were 
green and beautiful in the sunlight on those bright spring 
days. It was the first spring after the Pioneers had found 
their new home. They had worked a great deal, for the 
ground was hard. There, were rocks and sage brush to 
dig out of it as it was plowed and raked. At last it was 
ready and the seeds were planted. Now they were grow- 
ing. How happy the people were at the thought. They 
had very little flour left, and many were cooking and eat- 
ing roots and leaves of the flowers and weeds that grew 
on the hillside. They were so hungry for bread. And 
now it would not be many months before they would 
have all that they needed. And they said. "We will have 
enough wheat to store some away for the Saints who 
will come this fall and will not have time to plant. Let 
us build a house where we can store it." They were so 
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Then a terrible thing happened. From somewhere 
in the mountains came the dreadful crickets. Crickets 
are like grasshoppers. They are much larger, however, 
and black. They hopped and hopped down to the green 
fields and began to eat the blades of wheat! They came 
thicker and faster each day. 

The Pioneers ran this way and that way, trying to 
drive them away. Men, women and children left what- 
ever they were doing and worked to save their wheat. 
They drove hundreds of crickets into the ditches filled 
with water. They beat them with sticks and brooms. 
But it seemed that no matter how many were destroyed 
more than ever came to take their place. The Pioneers 
could do nothing. They prayed to Heavenly Father for 
help. Never did people pray more earnestly. They must 
have help or they would starve to death. Some had 
given up in despair, others were crying bitterly, but those 
with the bravest hearts said, "Surely God will help us." 

Then suddenly, from far over the lake, they saw 
something which looked like a cloud coming toward 
them. What could it be? As it came nearer they heard 
the sound of flapping wings and wild bird cries. Then 
over the fields they saw the strange snow-white birds 
alight. At first they were frightened, for they thought 
that the birds would eat what the crickets had left. But 
no. "See! See!" they cried, "the gulls are eating the 
crickets!" And the birds kept eating and eating them, 
then flying back to the lake, then returning for more, until 
there was not a cricket left anywhere. 

Can you tell me how it happened that the beautiful 
sea-gulls left their homes by the lake to come and help 




M. M. Young, Sculptor. 
MONUMENT TO THE GULLS. 



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the people? The Pioneers knew. Yes, Heavenly Father 
sent them. Why? 

And the Pioneers thanked Heavenly Father in the 
very best way. They loved the sea-gulls and were kind 
to them. No one would ever think of harming them. 
And when strangers came to live in their city they were 
told to be kind to them. A law was also made that if 
anyone killed a sea-gull he should be punished. 

In Salt Lake City there stands a monument not far 
from the temple. It helps all people who see it to re- 
member the beautiful story of how the gulls saved the 
Pioneers. It was made by a grandson of the great Pio- 
neer leader, Brigham Young. Here is a picture of it. At 
the very top of it what to you see? Down below on the 
side you see the picture of the gulls flying over the fields, 
a mother and her little child and the father sitting with 
bowed head. Perhaps some day you will see this monu- 
ment to the gulls. 

LESSON 33. THE FIRST THANKSGIVING IN 

UTAH. 

Text: History of Utah, Whitney, Vol. 1, p. 380. 

Aim: Thanksgiving and gratitude should be shown 
in deeds as well as in words. 

Morning Talk: (Let children tell of blessings for 
which they are thankful.) 

Story: Mary was a little pioneer girl. She was just 
five years old when she rode in a wagon pulled by oxen, 
and with her mother and father and many other people 
came to Utah. She did not like the new home when she 



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first saw it. There were no houses or pretty flowers and 
trees like there were at the old home. The wagon 
stopped near the old fort, and Mary said, "Mother, don't 
stay here; let us find a nice place to live/' Mother just 
smiled aad said, "My child, this is the place where our 
Heavenly Father wants our people to stay." 

Mary found other children living in the fort. They 
were kind to her and she soon joined in their games. 
They had just as much fun playing hide-and-seek and 
pass the button as you have. But they did not play dur- 
ing the time that the crickets were destroying the grain 
fields. 

What did they try to do ? To whom did they pray for 
help? What did Heavenly Father send to help them? 

The wheat that had not been touched by the crickets 
kept on growing until it was tall and yellow and ready 
to cut. The fruits and vegetables ripened. The Pioneers 
were thankful again and they said, "Let us have a 
Thanksgiving feast." So they began to prepare for the 
holiday. 

They built a bowery in the middle of the fort. This 
picture will help to show you what it was. (Show black- 
board illustration. It will be more interesting to the 
children if you draw while you tell them about the 
bowery). The top of it was covered with green branches 
and twigs the men had brought from the canyon. Mary 
watched them make the bowery, also the tables and 
benches. 

She also helped mother, for there was extra work- 
going on in the little room. Mother was baking bread, 
making cake, cooking potatoes and beans and even mak- 



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ing pies. Mary hadn't seen a pie since she left the old 
home, and they did look so good. They were made from 
wild berries found in the canyon. 

"Why are you making so many pies, mother ?" 

"So that every one can have a piece," answered 
mother. 

At last the great day came. Mary was dressed in 
her best clothes, and so were mother and father. Every- 
body tried to look well, but it was no easy task for they 
had very few clothes. 

The bowery looked splendid. The poles were deco- 
rated with sheaves of wheat, rye, barley and oats. And 




BOWERY. 



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the tables were spread with such good things to eat. 
Would you like to guess what they were? (Whit in \ 
says, "Bread and beef, butter and cheese, cakes and 
pastry, green corn, watermelons and vegetables of nearly 
every variety composed the feast.) 

There were many people, some strangers among 
them, and there wasn't room enough for all to sit down 
to the tables. Who do you think waited? The children 
waited until the older folks had their dinner. You see, 
that was one thing they could do to show how thankful 
they were for their kind mothers and fathers. 

Such a happy day it was! Each one shared what he 
had with the others. Each one did his best to make the 
others happy. They sang songs and played games. 
Many liked the music and dancing best, and that night a 
tired little girl went to her bed in the old fort. 

Mary is a dear old lady now. She lives in Salt Lake 
City, and she loves to tell the boys and girls about the 
first Thanksgiving day in Utah. 

(This story is mainly adapted from the memories 
of our pioneer sisters.) 



DECEMBER 



Songs : "Christmas Cradle Song/' Luther's 
Cradle Hymn," Deseret Sunday School Songs. "Christ- 
mas Night," p. 33 and, "Merry Christmas to You," p. 3, 
in Song Stories for the Kindergarten. 

Memory Gems: 

"Better than all the Christmas gifts 

Any of us can know, 
Is the gift of Jesus to the world 

Many, many years ago." 

"Make some one else happy; 

Just try it and see, 
And you'll be as happy 

As happy can be." 

Rest Exercises: Stand and ring Christmas bells. 
Children grasp imaginary ropes, high over head, and pull 
them slowly. 

Trim Christmas tree. Have children climb imag- 
inary ladder and reach high on tip toes to put a star at 
the top. Let them suggest different things to put on the 
tree. 

"Here we go, to and gro, 
Singing in a merry row. 
Do you know what we do? 
Guess and guess and guess." 



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Choose several children to go in the circle and sing 
the song. Then go through motions of making some gift 
for father, mother, or friend. Let the children who are 
sitting guess what was made. Each teacher may take 
her group. 

Room Decoration: A few branches of holly (Eng- 
lish ivy and cranberries make a good substitute), or pine 
boughs, or Christmas bells, or gilt paper stars, make a 
pleasing decoration. A few touches here and there may 
make the room more beautiful than if elaborately decora- 
ted with crepe paper or many paper chains. If possible, 
allow the children to take part in decorating the room. 

References for Teachers' Readings: "A Christmas 
Carol," by Dickens; "The Bird's Christmas Carol/' by 
Kate Douglas Wiggin; "The Spirit of Christmas," and 
"The Other Wise Man," by Henry Van Dyke; "Ben 
Hur," by Lew Wallace; "Mother Plays," Froebel ; "The 
Toyman and the Maiden," and, "The Toyman and the 
Boy." 

LESSON 34. THE BIRTH OF JESUS. 

Text : Matthew 1 :18-25 ; Luke 1 :26-38 ; 2 :l-7 : 
Isaiah 7:14; 9:6, 7; John 3:6; I John 4:8-10; I Nephi 
11:13-22. 

Aim: The more we love the more we give. 

Morning Talk: What did you see on your way to 
Sunday School this morning? (Let the children tell.) 
Who gave us this beautiful world to live in. with the 
trees and grass and flowers, and our homes, and all the 
other good things that we have? And the Heavenly 



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Father gave all these things to us because He loves us. 
There was one other gift He promised to send to the 
people because He loved them. This was the greatest 
gift of all : He promised to send His Son Jesus to the 
world. 

Story: In a little town called Nazareth there lived 
a very beautiful lady. Her name was Mary. All who 
knew her loved her. She had a smile for every one. 
She knew how to help when anyone was sick or in 
trouble. And Joseph, a good man, who lived in the same 
place, loved Mary, and promised to make her his wife, 
and take her to his home, 

One day an angel came to Mary. He was a mes- 
senger from the Heavenly Father. He said to her, "Hail, 
thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee : 
blessed art thou among women." Mary did not under- 
stand what he meant. Then the angel said, "Fear not, 
Mary : for thou hast found favor with God. Thou shalt 
have a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be 
great, and shall be king of all his people. " Mary's heart 
was filled with joy, and she sang a beautiful song of 
praise and thanksgiving to the Heavenly Father. 

The angel who was sent to Mary was also sent one 
night to Joseph. He said, "Joseph, Mary is to have a 
son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus : for he shall save 
His people from their sins." That night Joseph felt hap- 
pier than he had ever felt before. And he took Mary to 
his home, so that he could work for her and take care 
of her. 

One day Joseph and Mary started on a long journey 
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soon had to climb high hills. Joseph led the donkey 
slowly and carefully over the rough places. He often 
turned round to see if Mary was all right. When she 
grew tired he helped her down from the donkey. Then 
they sat down to rest under the palm trees, with their big 
leaves. 

When Joseph and Mary had rested, they started 
again. When they stopped to rest, other people who 
were going to the same city passed them. 

It was almost dark when Joseph and Mary reached 
Bethlehem. They went to the inn. That was a place 
where strangers stayed. But there was no room for 
them. Joseph did not care for himself, but he wanted 
to find a place for Mary. "Isn't there some place we can 
go?" he asked the inn-keeper. "Yes," said the owner of 
the inn, "you may go into the stable." 

Now, the people in that land loved their camels and 
donkeys and cows, and the places where they kept their 
animals were nearly as good as where the people slept. 
The inn-keepers kept them clean, too. The inn was built 
close to the mountain side, where there was a cave. The 
cave was a warm place for the cattle. The inn-keeper 
took Joseph and Mary to the cave beside the inn, and 
there Joseph made a bed for Mary. 

That night the Heavenly Father sent the gift He 
had promised to all the people. He sent Baby Jesus. 
When Mary saw the little Baby she loved Him, oh, so 
much ! She had with her a long piece of soft, white cloth. 
She wrapped it around and around His tiny body. All 
the mothers in that land dressed their little babies that 
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warm. And when Mary had dressed her Baby in the 
swaddling clothes she laid Him in a manger. It was 
the only bed she had for Him. And the little child slept. 
He was watched over by His loving mother and good, 
kind Joseph. Their hearts were filled with joy, for our 
Heavenly Father had sent His greatest gift to the world. 
(Show picture and let children tell you what they see.) 

This all happened long ago. This is the reason 
Christmas is the happiest time of the year. It is the rea- 
son Santa Claus comes on Christmas night. It is why 
we plan happy surprises for those we love. Have you 
thought yet what you can do to surprise those at your 
home with a Christmas gift? Hush! do not tell them. 
We must keep our Christmas a secret. 

There is a song I know which tells the story of 
Baby Jesus. (Sing first verse of "Once Within a Lowly 
Stable/') Now, you try to sing it with me. Next Sun- 
day we will all learn to sing it. 

Have you seen any pictures of Baby Jesus and Mary 
besides those we have seen today? All of you who can, 
bring a picture of Baby Jesus next Sunday. 

LESSON 35. THE STORY OF THE SHEPHERDS. 
Text : Luke 2 :8-20. 

Aim: The more we love the more we give. 

Who would like to touch the picture of Baby Jesus 
and Mary? Now, we will tell the story together. Ever 
so long ago our Heavenly Father promised the people a 
great gift. What was it to be? Why was He going to 
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there lived a lady named . Heavenly Father loved 

her, why? Whom did He send with a message to her? 
What did she do when she heard the glad news? Who 
else loved Mary? What did the angel tell him? Mary 
and Joseph went on a journey to Bethlehem. How did 
Joseph show Mary that he loved her? When they ar- 
rived at the city where did they go? Why could they n< >1 
stay at the inn? Where did the inn-keeper tell them they 
could go? What did Joseph do for Mary then? And 
that night our Heavenly Father sent His greatest gift, 

, to the people. When Mary saw the Baby she 

loved Him, oh so much! And what did she do for Him? 
Who watched over the Child while He slept? 

"And there were in the same country shepherds 
abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by 
night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, 
and the glory of the Lord shone round about them : and 
they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, 
'Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great 
joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born 
this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ 
the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you : ye shall 
find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a 
manger.' And suddenly there was with the angel a mul- 
titude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 
'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, g 
will toward men.' 

"And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away 
from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to an- 
other, 'Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this 



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thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made 
known unto us.' " 

Then one of them said, "The Heavenly Father will 
care for our sheep, so that no wolves will take them to- 
night." 

It was a long walk to Bethlehem but they were glad 
to have some way to show the Heavenly Father how 
much they loved Him. "If we could only take the lovely 
baby some gift," said one, as they w r alked along. "But 
we have no money," said another. "Will not our visit to 
the Child and our love for Him be presents? And perhaps 
we can find something to do for the mother. I think our 
Heavenly Father will be just as pleased as if we had 
some other presents." "So He will," said the others. 
And they walked faster than ever. All the houses they 
passed were dark, for the people were asleep. 

They went to the inn. They made their way to the 
cave where the animals were kept. They found Mary 
and Joseph, and they found dear Baby Jesus wrapped in 
swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. They knelt 
down before the Child and prayed to Heavenly Father, 
thanking Him for the great gift. They told Mary and 
Joseph of the angel's words and of the glorious song 
they had heard. Mary smiled and was glad. She thought, 
as the shepherds left her, "How happy their visit has 
made me! I will always remember what they have told 
me." 

When the shepherds left Baby Jesus it was almost 
morning, and one said, "Let us go back to our sheep." 
But another said, "Not yet, our Heavenly Father will 
care for them a little longer. Let us help to make other 



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people happy. Let us tell the people what has happened. 
We must not be the only ones to know the good news." 
"You are right/' said the others. 

They went into the first house and said to the man 
who greeted them, "We have seen wonderful things this 
night : Heavenly Father sent His angel to tell us that 
Christ the Lord is born; and we have seen Him." They 
left the man and all his family feeling very happy because 
of the good news. So the shepherds went into every 
house with the glad message. They told every one they 
met along the road. And when they went back to their 
sheep it was time to take them into the green field. 

Let us say what the angels sang to the shepherds. 
(Have the children repeat, "Glory to God in the high- 
est; and on earth peace, good will toward men.") Let 
us sing "Once Within a Lowly Stable." (Sing both 
verses.) 

LESSON 36. THE VISIT OF THE WISE MEN. 
Text: Matt. 2:1-11. 

Aim: The more we love the more we give. 
Review or retell the Birth of Jesus and visit of the 
Shepherds. 

Story: Far off in the East lived three Wise Men. 
They- read many books and knew a great deal about the 
stars in the sky. They studied about them at night 
when most people were asleep. The more they studied 
the more they thought of the Heavenly Father and this 
great world He has made for the people. Once they 
read in a book where it said that Heavenly Father would 



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some day send His Son Jesus to the world, and when 
it was time, a new star would appear in the sky. 

So, that first Christmas night they saw a bright, 
beautiful star in the sky. They had never seen it before 
and they said, ''The great king is born. See, there is the 
promise in the sky! Let us go and find the child/' 

Then they started to get ready for a long, long jour- 
ney. Each wise man bought a camel. The camel was 
the only animal that could carry them across that coun- 
try. While he was busy getting his food and clothes 
ready each wise man thought, ''What can I take for a 
present to the baby King?" One said, "I will take Him 
my gold. That is the best thing I have. His mother can 
then buy things with it that the child may need." And 
he put it in a strong bag to carry with him. The second 
wise man hunted for the best gift that he could find. At 
last he said, "I will take frankincense." That was a very 
precious perfume. He put it in a beautiful box and then 
tucked it away in the safest corner of his seat on the 
camel. The third wise man decided to take a box of 
sweet-smelling spice called myrrh. It was a present 
people always gave to kings. As soon as they were ready 
they started off on the camels. 

They soon passed all the houses. Then there was 
nothing to see but sand and sky. But the camels' feet 
could move swiftly in the sand. When it began to grow 
dark the stars peeped out in the sky, and when the wise 
men saw the new, bright star their hearts were glad. 
They knew they would see Heavenly Father's great gift 
to the people. Night after night the wise men followed 
the wonderful star. They traveled fast in the cool night 



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air. When the sun was hot on the sand they rested. 
After many days and nights they left the sand behind 
them. They saw houses and trees of a large city. They 
soon drove their camels through the gate of the city. 

The people at the gate looked at the strange men 
from the East, at their rich dresses and at their camels. 
The w T ise men stopped their camels and said., "Where 
is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His 
star in the East., and are come to worship Him." The 
people shook their heads and said, ''"We do not know." 

So the wise men drove on farther and said to other 
people.. "Where is He that is born King of the Jews?" 
But each one shook his head and said, "I do not know." 

Then word went to King Herod that three men from 
the East were looking for the new king who was born. 
Herod invited the Avise men to his palace, and asked them 
all about the star they had seen. He sent them to Beth- 
lehem and said, "Go and find out all you can about the 
young child, and when you have found Him bring me 
word.' So they left the palace and started on their jour- 
ney again. 

"And, lo. the star they had seen in the East went 
before them." When they saw it again they were very 
happy. It seemed to lead the way. It guided them down 
the street, through the gate of the big city, along the 
country road, oA~er the hills and right to the city of 
Bethlehem. It seemed to guide them to a little house. 
The camels kneeled, and the wise men got off. taking 
their gifts with them. 

They went into the house and found Baby Jesu- 
in His mother's arms. 'Show picture and discuss it.) 



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They thanked the Heavenly Father for His great gift. 
Then, to show their love, they gave their gifts. One gave 
the bright, shining gold, another precious perfume, and 
the third, the sweet-smelling spice. They left with joy 
in their hearts. They had seen our Heavenly Father's 
greatest gift to the world — Baby Jesus. 



LESSON 37. JESUS IN THE TEMPLE. 
Text: Luke 2:22-39. 

Aim: The more we love the more we give. 

Morning Talk: Oh, I had such a good time Christ- 
mas day! I know you did, too. I am going to let you 
tell me what Santa Claus brought to you. (Give every 
member of the class a chance. Even the shy ones forget 
themselves in their eagerness to tell.) I received gifts 
that made me happy, but I wouldn't have been so happy 
had I not given gifts to those I love. I am sure that is 
the way it was with you, too. Now. I would like to 
know some of the Christmas presents you gave to other 
people. Just tell me what they w r ere, not who you gave 
them to ; because we do not talk much about the presents 
we give. They are our secrets, aren't they? ('Let chil- 
dren tell.) Why do we have the glad Christmas time? 
Who will tell me about this picture of Baby Jesus? Let 
us sing a song about the picture. 

Let us rock our babies to sleep while we sing, "Oh, 
Hush Thee. My Baby." Xow. what shall we do with our 
sleeping babies? Very well! We'll take them quietly 
up stairs, and lay them on the bed. (Make motions with 



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feet of climbing stairs, and putting the imaginary baby on 
bed, and going down stairs again.) 

Who has a tiny baby brother or sister at home? 
Would you like to tell us about him? What does he do? 
Has mother and father taken him to Fast-meeting yet? 
Who has been to meeting when baby brother or sister 
has been blessed? Who takes baby in his arms? What 
does he do? If you go to meeting next Sunday afternoon 
with mother and father perhaps you will see a little 
baby blessed. 

Story: Mary and Joseph took Baby Jesus to be 
blessed. They went to the great city. It was the same 
city the wise men went to when they wanted to find 
Baby Jesus. They passed through the gate of the city. 
The people saw them but did not know that Mary had 
the most precious baby in all the world in her arms. 
They walked up the hill to the largest, most beautiful 
building in the city. It was the temple. 

They walked -up the white stone steps and opened 
the door and walked quietly inside. They saw an old, 
old man standing near. His name was Simeon. 

Simeon's hair was as white as snow and his beard 
was long and white. He had loved the Heavenly Father 
all his life. He had been kind and helpful to his friends. 
And Heavenly Father had promised him that he would 
live until he had seen the Savior. So, when he saw Mary 
and Joseph with the little Child, he knew, without any- 
one in the temple telling him, that the Baby was Jesus. 

Here they are in the picture. Who has Baby Jesus 
in his arms? Yes. Simeon took the little one in his arms 
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He said, "Lord, now that I have seen the Savior, I am 
ready to die in peace. I know that He is going to make 
all the people in the world happy." 

Do you see a dear old lady looking at the baby? 
You may point to her. Her name was Anna. She was 
so old that her face was wrinkled and her step was slow. 
She had loved the Heavenly Father all her days, and had 
worked for Him in the temple. The minute she saw the 
Child she knew that He was Jesus, and she was happy. 
She looked long at the dear Baby and then thanked 
Heavenly Father for sending Him. 

When Simeon gave the Baby back to His mother 
he told her many things that would happen to tKeChild 
when He grew older. He also blessed Mary and Joseph. 

And they left the temple and went back to their 
home. 



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